Re: spiritual validity? was Re: Fwd: Interesting thread

2005-10-24 Thread Mark A. Foster
Hi, Gilberto, At 01:43 PM 10/20/2005, you wrote: What do you mean by spiritual validity. Is it about becoming a certain kind of person? Reaching enlightenment? Salvation? Something else? In this case, I meant whatever God might consider to be a valid construction of reality. Although we

Re: spiritual validity? was Re: Fwd: Interesting thread

2005-10-24 Thread Gilberto Simpson
On 10/24/05, Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Gilberto, At 01:43 PM 10/20/2005, you wrote: What do you mean by spiritual validity. Is it about becoming a certain kind of person? Reaching enlightenment? Salvation? Something else? In this case, I meant whatever God might consider

Re: spiritual validity? was Re: Fwd: Interesting thread

2005-10-24 Thread Mark A. Foster
Gilberto, At 05:49 AM 10/24/2005, you wrote: Do you have an example in mind for how two contradictory narratives would both be correct? I would be tempted to say that if they are both correct, then the contradiction isn't real. And vice versa. Yes. 1. There is a God (Semitic religions) ...

spiritual validity? was Re: Fwd: Interesting thread

2005-10-20 Thread Gilberto Simpson
On 10/20/05, Mark Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What I am arguing for is contextualization. It is difficult enough comparing narratives of the same religious category (different Baha'i faiths, Islams, Buddhisms, etc.) Comparing narratives produced within different historical and cultural