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In: Understanding the Christian Trinity  — view comment
I liked reading "City of God" by Augustine. In it, he relates other trinities and suggests that the Christian Trinity is the apex of all trinities. Ph...
May 31, 2023 at 19:36
In: What are some good laymen books on philosophy?  — view comment
I have always found that going back to the beginning clarified so much. Plato is not hard to read......ok, he is as hard to read as you are prepared f...
January 06, 2019 at 05:11
In: Is Consciousness different than Mind?  — view comment
That is the book! It is very interesting, I must say.
January 06, 2019 at 05:07
In: Is Consciousness different than Mind?  — view comment
Dang! That was very succinct and clear. I loved it! The jello is sticking :-) I will be musing on this over time to separate the two. Consciousness sc...
January 06, 2019 at 05:05
In: Should i cease the pursit of earthly achievments?  — view comment
Damn skippy.
January 05, 2019 at 16:35
In: Should i cease the pursit of earthly achievments?  — view comment
Haha!! You nailed it. If this won't convince him, nothing will.
January 05, 2019 at 16:35
In: Should i cease the pursit of earthly achievments?  — view comment
You are a smart kid to see that philosophy in the hands of teens can lead to a load of consequences. But it can for adults, too. One guy was so into P...
January 05, 2019 at 16:34
In: Is Consciousness different than Mind?  — view comment
Your post is brilliant and wise. You nailed what I was getting at. Thank you. What keeps you going? You may have found a turn around, but some changes...
January 05, 2019 at 16:18
In: Is Consciousness different than Mind?  — view comment
That is true! My mother told us how she solved a complex geometry problem whilst asleep! :-) I am still quite bothered of changes in fortune and how w...
January 04, 2019 at 18:23
In: Is Consciousness different than Mind?  — view comment
Yes. Can you point me to a work you feel would address this? I have read what I would consider a significant amount, but not all, of course. I read He...
January 04, 2019 at 18:21
In: God and time  — view comment
This is a great topic! Augustine talks a lot about God and Time in City of God. I cannot possibly describe it as he did. He says that God was before T...
January 04, 2019 at 18:07
In: Did Augustine draw a distinction between Community and Society  — view comment
City of God by Augustine is a great read. I hope you do read it! I agree with Valentinus. It's a huge work and would be impossible to take a piece her...
January 04, 2019 at 18:05
In: What Factors Do You Consider When Interpreting the Bible (or any other scripture)  — view comment
I take it in historical context. We can glean a lot from secular ancient texts that put the Bible in perspective.
January 04, 2019 at 17:56
In: On Suicidal Thoughts  — view comment
It did not always carry an onus. In fact, the ancients often lauded it. Think of Decius Mus and Cato. Every other treatise by Seneca gushes about the ...
January 04, 2019 at 06:12
In: Moral Superiority - Are you morally superior to someone else?  — view comment
No. I usually feel worse than the next guy. I also have a keen sense that any of us could be bad....really bad.....given the right set of circumstance...
January 04, 2019 at 05:54
In: Knowing humans too well. Self-delusion or unavoidable fact?  — view comment
People do seem to get bored in their 50's but by 80, they are all perked up again. Maybe forgetting that people are boring makes them exciting again?
January 04, 2019 at 05:45
In: How to relate Mental Illness to The Nature of Consciouses  — view comment
In my opinion...... The consciousness seems to me an invisible and parasitical organ. It does not even exist, really, and yet it causes more harm than...
January 04, 2019 at 05:02
In: Megaric denial of change  — view comment
I am reading Theaetutus and wondering the same. I am perplexed by our inability to change, really. I know people have changed, but they think they hav...
January 04, 2019 at 04:53
In: Is it immoral to do illegal drugs?  — view comment
Good question. So if it's legal in State X and illegal in State Y.........is it wrong to do it in State Y. I say No. It is not wrong. I have no philos...
December 31, 2018 at 04:20
In: Question About Consciousness  — view comment
Hegel, maybe? Phenomenology of Mind?
December 31, 2018 at 04:11
In: Newbie Classicist  — view comment
Why, thank you! It's nice to be here.
December 31, 2018 at 00:06
In: Willpower - is it an energy thing?  — view comment
This is a great question. The antonym to ??????? is ?????????. Both are based in ??????, meaning power. One without and one with. I do agree that thum...
December 30, 2018 at 16:55
In: The word ????? in John 1:1  — view comment
Much of Christian thinking evolved. Early Christians were not daunted by such similarities because they were so well known. See Augustine's City of Go...
December 29, 2018 at 15:34
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