On 03 Jul 2014, at 11:02, Kim Jones wrote:
On 3 Jul 2014, at 9:09 am, David Nyman <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, primary belief, though necessarily incorrigible in the first
instance, is nonetheless vulnerable in the second instance to
correction or reinterpretation. Just as well, really.
But is it? If primary belief (your belief in where the buck stops)
were vulnerable to correction then why has Christianity for example,
persevered so long without revision or updating of beliefs when say,
knowledge of the universe progressed. First impressions seem to
count for a lot in forming the patterns of recognition the brain
uses. A powerful primary belief in matter seems to be a very
difficult thing to have some people admit to.
But that "Jesus" was literally the "son of God" is highly non primary.
So I think only the literalist can be wrong, and a non literalist
christian can just have no reason to update its faith, as it takes the
text for a witnessing that others have experience something in which
he believes for personal reason.
Catholicism, through its last Popes (since vatican II) did condemn the
literal reading of the bible.
Only a pseudo-scientist would say that the science progresses have put
any threat on the non literal reading of any "sacred texts".
Science has not yet decided between Plato and Aristotle. And both are
consistent with non literal reading of those texts, even if with comp
there are many signs that the Plato interpretation is closer to the
possible comp-truth.
Literalism is, in my opinion, a result of political manipulation and
stealing of a religion: where the mystic motto: "know yourself" is
replaced by the (very old) clerical rule: "the boss is right" (which
can accelerate the political short term decision procedures but will
usually mess badly with the long term search of truth).
Bruno
Kim
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