Noble Dust

That's a great interpretation that aligns with Barfield's ideas. Is that an original interpretation of yours? That idea in connection with Barfield is...

I guess I'm reading a lot of frustration in your thoughts, which seem to also not be very sensitive to people's suffering, but it sounds like you do a...

Broad vs. too broad. ;) True! No, the dehumanized state is inherited, at least in the example of the "worm" that we're talking about. Where did I draw...

I think the problem here is you're painting in too broad of strokes. Again, freedom in the West is complex. In the US in particular, there is no one t...

I do agree, I just consider the spiritual elements of this discussion to be the inner, foundational, primary aspect. The political is just the outer, ...

Nothing is harder to understand than a symbolic work. A symbol always transcends the one who makes use of it and makes him say in reality more than he...

Barfield was one of my initial entry points into considering wider philosophical and theological possibilities (may seem strange, but he was a member ...

Genes and viruses both are physical...so I should say a spiritual virus passed down through spiritual genes. Or to be more accurate, spiritual mutatio...

I agree on us being born with all sorts of proclivities, etc. But the caveat to me is that we don't control that initially; a toddler is selfish, but ...

Actually Augustino, the more I think about your critiques of debauchery and insistence of forgiveness being offered after repentance, it brings up top...

As I'm thinking more, It seems like the problem of forgiveness comes from where the power in forgiveness lies. Does forgiveness only have power when i...

How do you guys do the quotes? hahaha. Can't figure it out. No, this is not about politics to me. Why do you insist to know what this is about for me?...

for real? you could hav just said "hey, that's an opinion man!". :) Let's have a fruitful discussion. I need to read more on metaphysics. I'm not tryi...

I appreciate the idea of disperate persuasions trying to get along; it's a requirement for any real conversation, as already exemplified in this threa...

Thanks for your kind words, I appreciat that. And thanks for your reminder about invisible Christians, it's a humbling reminder for foghorns like myse...

Fair enough, there's some opinion in my post. :) your sass doesn't accomplish anything though. :( True on conservatives/protestants, as I said, I'm pa...

Woah there, stranger! No need to put words in my mouth. I would offer you another C.S. Lewis quote: "Grief is great. Only you and I know that yet. Let...