MysticMonist

Absolutely certain issues crop up! A mystical path has many potential pitfalls, so does philosophy but perhaps seeking God raises the stakes. It's eas...

Yet another wrinkle I didn't immediately think about. If it was from an object' point of view that yes only the immediate present exists. Perhaps even...

The top down/bottom up expression is used in my work with clinical reasoning (starting with symptoms versus looking at the big picture). I looked it u...

That's exactly the problem with special revelation. A prophet revealed the Truth and gives a revealed message. But it's up to us to decide if it's tru...

You're technically right. We only ever experience our mind's conception, never the thing in and of itself.

Several of you have made this point and I'm beginning to agree. "Existence means something is or has being" is circular. There's no way around it. "Ex...

Wayfarer, Thanks! I feel less crazy. I left Buddhism and Judaism (though I never finished my conversion) both for personal reasons and not due to feel...

This is definitely true! I watched a Standford lecture where Dr, Cooper argued that many of the Greek philosophers saw philosophy as a way of life rat...

Lord, teach me to love You my soul, my life, my all. Teach me to pray The prayers of silent adoration Teach me to obey The commandments of blissful su...

Clark, I liked this a lot. It's very Taoist sage of you. I think most moral/ethical programs miss this first step of observation and understanding bef...

To participate in the world soul, maybe? I guess I am a Platonist after all. The world soul is the interactions of all beings in the universe that are...

That's pretty funny! If I wanted things that were useful in the sense of helping me get my car fixed or lose weight, I wouldn't turn to philosophy at ...

I'll also have to go to the library. I should check up on Godel. But as Jeremiah in my other thread pointed out maybe I should just worry about what's...

I think you are onto something. Especially since we can't pretend to know what we do not. Anyone can make up stuff.

Jeremiah, I definitely agree that science is becoming more capable of answering these questions. I'm no physicist, but gravity is a force/energy. Poss...

Wayfarer, Thanks for the reply and the refresher on realism versus nominalism. My philosophy classes are coming back to me now. I really love the idea...

T Clark, I meant in just a very basic sense of a fan. Someone is also familiar with Plato or the Neoplatonist and is a good person to ask questions or...

Thanks for all the replies! I'm definitely sticking around now. I mainly posted to help me retain what I read and what I gained from it. I wasn't expe...