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Ancient philosophy

TonyMary November 01, 2020 at 10:32 1275 views 3 comments
What are the two possible meanings of Thales' claim that water is the Primary stuff of nature

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Outlander November 01, 2020 at 11:06 #467119
Uh. You wanna.. add a bit more content to your first post perhaps to include your thoughts? (this is a very high class place, not presumptuous, just if it were a dining venue it'd be jackets required, no caps)

Well so the story goes all life came from water. No planet can sustain life without it really. We drink it, obviously. It forms mountains, beaches. Allegedly God killed everyone alive with it one time. It's pretty universal come to think of it.
Mapping the Medium November 01, 2020 at 14:30 #467190
Way back in the day, I did a teaching exercise regarding the books of the major religions in which I told the students we were going to 'follow the water'. It's really a very fascinating exercise. One can do a search for all passages in the books that reference 'water' and see what all transpired because of cultures gathering around and involving water. I even refer to the archetypal representations of oases and wells in my most recent writing. ....... I can understand Thales' perspective that water is 'archical'.
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