I would like to expound a little on what it means by scriptural teachings are 'a journey of the heart, not of the mind'. A journey of the heart refers...
Agreed. This, as I have discovered in my investigations, is the kind of notion that leads to bias. In my opinion, the bible teachings demand both righ...
I agree with you. I share the same sentiment because I often think what people misjudge as contradictions and inconsistencies easily fade away with th...
And, do you take the literal or direct translation or do you factor in indirect statements which use some symbolism or infer a larger context than may...
I would just like to share my opinion for future consideration (if you would indulge me) - Emanuel Swedenborg. He seems to have had two lives, the fir...
It's not about a literal translation. Coz then God would be no better than a human when He succumbs to jealousy. The whole statement from which that p...
I think you've created the contradiction. From the definition you've given, the summation should be: - It's a number AND - It's greater than any other...
I think people have an inclination towards laziness. They want those leaders to do everything for them. But as king Solomon says in proverbs, "a perso...
All sorts of situations mental and physical, academic and simplistic included. But, I don't think we need to worry too much about not being proficient...
I think what we call IQ is a combination of certain comparative methods in character/pattern recognition (often in a limited field of study) and memor...
Perhaps start with basic queries like, (From Kalama Sutta) - In the above quote, the Buddha is talking to some people who live near his home country. ...
Nothing but the usual. Keep your guard up, not just against black people but against all types of menace. The facts as they are, logic as it relates t...
Or you can read "The Prophet" (by Kahlil Gibran) for some very elevated thoughts. Perhaps instead of looking at the average person, you could try to l...
I would advise you to read "Beelzebub's tales to his grandson" (by G.I. Gurdjieff). It is somewhat of a spiritual book but it shows life to have a lev...
It seems you've become aware of the common part of people's activities in our human association. That's good but there's more to us than that. For exa...
This shows you how small-minded he is. For example, white people commit more racism and white-collar crimes, does this mean we should assume all white...
I think will-power has to be an energy, otherwise why would we refer to it as a 'power'. I consider it as intent or the impulse to cause. In analogy, ...
The Christ was a title for "the word" as a 'living' manifestation of God's wisdom. Jesus was a human whom God used to convey divine wisdom, and in tha...
It's not just the chinese, it's happening everywhere especially in all the developed countries. The only difference is that China isn't masking the tr...
I think that's where the problem lies. If the original teacher(s) didn't have a problem with it, why should the students be the ones to determine whet...
Firstly, perhaps the better question would have been, "who/what is God?" It may shine a light on how one God can also be represented by three distinct...
I just think there are more complex forms of activity manifest in animals (especially domesticated ones) that clearly show a level of discernment and ...
No, the coping is separate from the deduction. Someone or some people, at some point in time deduced the nature of certain projectiles and conveyed th...
The reason I'm interested in this is because I've noticed a trend where people think science is distinctly different from philosophy on the basis of e...
Actually, such reactions are a consequence of prior deduction which conclude a situation to be unfavourable. They may be passed on to us more or less ...
I mean in what relation do we perceive and/or conceive of reality. For example, say you observe a phenomenon but cannot deduce any of its characterist...
Two (or any other number) is a very specific and distinct condition and relation in the universe (or in reality). We could call it by any other name b...
I no longer think numbers were invented. I'm now inclined to think numbers are an expression of a relationship which has always existed in nature, and...
Yes. In terms of their expectations, perspectives, actions and reactions. Yes. For example, to some people, sex between unmarried consenting adults, i...
Yes. Unfortunately, ethical/moral guidelines depend on the level of intelligence of the participants involved. What I mean is that, for slavery to com...
Ethics is not perfection. If it were so, then those who are ethical would be perfect, no matter the period in time or circumstance. No humans are perf...
It is impossible to doubt that which you constantly affirm. The certainty of your presence is clearly expressed by the designation of your identity as...
I think because we understand relativity, we stand in good measure to develop a concept of 'not relative' or absolute. My point is that, if by God is ...
I think 'personal' ethics/morality is a misnomer, or better yet, an oxymoron. The very idea of ethics/morality is ingrained in the value of relationsh...
True. But it can be as follows: - Some humans should not be owned as property. - Other humans could be owned as property. - I own black people as slav...
That "I" or "self" is the certainty of which I speak of. How did you arrive at an I which assumes, or which can be (un)certain of anything, or can obs...
Sorry, the previous post was a bit of rumbling as I sought my footing. Anyway, in conclusion, you and anyone else, can only be absolutely sure of them...
Because reality is constant. If it wasn't then nothing, including the identity of our selves, would be constant. Through many generations of investiga...
This is as heavy a topic as I've seen. I've often thought about reality in terms of rationale or intelligence. From my observations, the more intellig...
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