Noble Dust

Nice job editing your post to make it look like I said "fuck off" for no reason.

Of course; so was Augustine. I'd rather here you respond to my post above.

But some of the Christian mystics are considered heretical, or borderline. Am I wrong? is she not the most learned scholar on Christian mysticism? I c...

*swoon*

Why is that strange? And that's the only comment you have?

I'm not sure, because it's hard to get a handle on. Underhill seems to err on the side of absorption, which I don't think is right, but the idea of si...

PIZZA!

Well, that's her term, from the early 1900's. I interpret it as meaning that there's a common experience; I think you could interpret it as ecumenicat...

Right, so you've read none of the mystics, but you have paragraphs to say about mysticism. Got it.

Starsign as in astrological sign? I told you in a PM like yesterday or something. And why would you care, of all people?

I have sleep paralysis, what can I say. And I assume that response means you've read none of the mystics. Nice.

Isn't that some sort of pathological, mystical fantasy to liken oneself to her? :P

But the focus of mystic practice is exactly that; practice over theory, as Underhill sets out. Social constructs, as I understand them, are passive, a...

I don't know Feuerbach; "the incarnation" as in the incarnation described in the Bible, or something else?

That post of mine was a joke directed as a criticism against your opponents in this discussion, actually.

Evelyn Underhill, arguably the most learned scholar on Christian mysticism, disagrees. She argues to some length that mystical experiences are unitive...

But way more than one person has had a mystical experience. (Hey there! Now I'm back to making real arguments).

Exactly! Mystics like myself are just chaff blowing in the wind! Finally I've made you see.

What question?? I'm totally lost because I'm clueless.

No.

Tell you why I made a joke using those terms?

What is a pathological mystic?

"Pure undistorted truth burns up the world." - Nikolai Berdyaev

I'm not overjoyed at being a killjoy; I'm just happy you're starting to get to know me. You probably are not happy about that though; most aren't. The...

You're starting to get to know me! (record response time, btw, wow)

That's relatable. I certainly didn't mean to evoke those feelings. Groomy and groovy are pretty much the same thing though, regardless of gender norms...

No? Why were you petrified at first?

Is that some sort of misplaced Freudian metaphor?

I dunno, what kind of moment?

Got it.

Sorry, I fell asleep; what?

:-d

I can't tell someone I agree with them?

From a pathological, patently absurd artist/mystic to a dry, "inarticulate" engineer: (Y) keep it up.

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what ...

So you didn't get the joke, then?

So you didn't get the joke, then?

You disagree?

Mystical experience 101: argue vehemently with non-believers that it exists.

No. It looks like you're missing the point of taking an intuitive approach. You seem to be assuming that only an analytical approach could warrant dis...

Interesting. So, as someone who is not a materialist, what is your criticism of transubstantiation?

Correct. Within the context of this thread, the destination would be "a view of the beauty of humanity which humans themselves cannot see, in the same...

Or rather, the destination (instead of route, in my reply). Sorry.

Almost. The route that your analysis leads to is not the same route that my intuition leads to.

Are they materialist? What is not included in "almost"?

I can't imagine how you could have.

You're being unfair to irespectable books.

But, alternatively, do you really need me to clarify for you what materialism means? Come on, I'm the philosophical dilettante here, not you. As to th...

I made the claim because I was confident that you were from other discussions and claims that you've made. I'd rather hear you describe your views tha...

Are you not?