I find this analogy to be very cogent and persuasive. I have not heard any clear refutation yet – perhaps something will come along. The reason it is ...
What did Jesus mean when he said “turn the other cheek”? What I get from the Sermon on the Mount is that we should not engage in personal disputes wit...
You certainly are not making an argument with this statement. This thread is about Ignosticism; I laid out a clear definition of how God exists – for ...
The fact that she is an artist and good at it – you can use to your advantage. Praise her work sincerely and often. Offer her incentives to produce mo...
Courage is a daily affair – we live with or without it every moment in our consciousness. The context is now - forever! We are all responsible for our...
It is not only the third world that is on fire. Europe is in crisis mode, with regard to Islam, as well as the US; although not as much as Europe. Isl...
I don’t think we are in danger of a philosopher uprising. As a matter of fact the humanities, and philosophy in particular, are on the decline. What w...
The problem I see is an overwhelming apathy. People do not look around and if they do – they do not care. It’s the idea that – my side of the world is...
Where would we be now if we did not have the church? What advancement would we have made without it? Great institution and now we can look forward to ...
I agree and they still inspire us Like krishnamurti and the Dalai Lama. However, the Holy Roman Inquisition lasted 1200 years and killed over 100 mill...
I do not think the Christian church has had the greatest minds. As a matter of fact the “church” has had the greatest negative effect on science, phil...
Most Christians and Muslims are just sheep. They don’t know what they think – they wait to be told what to think. The reason is because most people ar...
I believe that Jesus was a son of God – so am I a son of God. Neither of us is God in totality – we are men. We are parts of God – we don’t define cre...
I like Ignosticism because I think it demands more rigor in trying to establish ones views. It is kind of like a court that says – guilty until proven...
Definition according to Google: “Ignosticism is the view that any religious term or theological concept presented must be accompanied by a coherent de...
It is important to understand what we are dealing with in relation to bibles. They are the cultural and spiritual expressions of our ancestors. They s...
What we do here is test our metal. If you do not extend your ideas for examination; you have no idea how strong they are. Of course there will be peop...
I believe man is insecure from the moment of birth - to the moment of death. We walk with it everyday. It is a disability, but if you are aware of it ...
This is very true - that's what science does - project based upon data. If you look at the cave painting of half human - half animal - I would say thi...
I think we constantly do define God – we cannot help ourselves. In fact I believe we are neurotically obsessed with defining God – all of us. My point...
I agree it is hard to know exactly what our ancient ancestors were thinking. Although, we do have some great clues that speak to our ancient ancestors...
When we talk about the earliest religions, I think we have to go back to the cave. What I mean is – why do we ask ourselves religious questions? We as...
If you are referring to Jesus - I don't think he knew more about God than other holy men. God does not talk to humans directly in my view - ever. All ...
I find this to be a pretty bold statement. I will tell you how God is clarified to me. God sets the stage for the universe. First and foremost it does...
Ok – I am done having the dog walk me…………. I like the moniker of Noble Dust. It seems like a person that calls itself a small being in relation to the...
I missed your question? My bad - I thought I was replying to Terrapin Station. Please answer both because I am not sure where we are going? I have to ...
The tree is symbolic of the vast number of things happening in the universe of which we are unaware. Things that change over time which in relation to...
I know when a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to see it – the tree still falls. However when I think of change in my life – it is things ...
I don’t think it is a conflation because I can think about my thinking. Or I can think about not thinking which would be to me – not thinking. Not thi...
I find this “image” to be beyond my ability. Unless you mean something like what Noble Dust and I were talking about a still mind – outside of time. W...
I think that is a fair assessment, because most of the universe exists independent of our knowledge of how it got here. However, I think it is incumbe...
Ok – time is change – no argument from me. It just is, the universe just is – is your argument that we should not ask why it is? In philosophy we ask ...
I had to reread your first post in this thread to get a sense of what you are talking about - my bad. I think time and change go hand in hand; but the...
I guess I am confused. You say you want to talk philosophy and yet you come into a discussion about Ignosticism and say you don’t want to talk about i...
I think this statement gets to the heart of the matter. It begs the question of why we are on the ice. It seems the human intellect has a preoccupatio...
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