I'll have to agree with you. Not only are we answer seekers, we're also notorious personificationists.
On Jul 31, 4:34 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm going to disagree with that one Chris, on the grounds that we are > inherently a species that seeks answers, we look at things and wonder > how they work, how they come to be. I see that the possibilty of a > creative power greater than us must be contemplated even is we kept a > child locked up away from the world, as long as we gave that child an > cursery education, then the desire to question must inveribly manifest > itself. > > So lacking any direction, the premise that a thing greater than us is > responsible for the lightning, and other wonders of nature (as the > child cannot fail to see it) has caused it all will arive. > > On 31 July, 05:54, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My gut reaction is to say that it only comes through cultural > > indoctrination, that an unexposed child would never form an idea of God. > > I'll have to find some time for heavy reading for your suggested sources > > before I get back to the topic. Having moved this week, I'm still living out > > of boxes, and my bookshelf is still in the garage. > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:45 AM, ornamentalmind > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > “..so where does the knowledge come from?...” – CJ > > > > The obvious answer was to be found within my post: > > > “…previous experience(s),…” > > > > More esoteric answers require much more space…like a new topic. > > > > One quick example could be seen as Plato’s notion of ‘recollection’ as > > > found in the words he gives to Socrates. > > > See his “Meno” and his “Phaedo” to start with. > > > > On Jul 30, 7:55 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm digging on this...you have to know it to not believe it, so where > > > does > > > > the knowledge come from? *idea sort of forming* > > > > Am I on the right track? > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:46 PM, ornamentalmind > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Due to the heat where I live (106 yesterday), I almost don’t have the > > > > > energy to engage in theology discussions today…and… > > > > > (Here it comes again for the old timers here! ;-) ) > > > > > > I am a sort of a Gnostic/atheist….if one must assign terms. When it > > > > > comes to belief(s), the very notion of belief leaves me perplexed. I > > > > > can say that things I know about I can decide to give attention to. > > > > > Also, other things I know about I can not give attention to. In both > > > > > cases, one must have some knowledge/wisdom about the notion in > > > > > question. > > > > > > I project on others that they too must have some sort of notion of > > > > > what god must be/be like…what attributes are involved. This I find to > > > > > be the case whether they are theistic or atheistic. So, again in both > > > > > cases, the person knows about the thing being addressed, god in this > > > > > context. Some decide, based on some previous experience(s), to reject > > > > > the notion and others decide to embrace it. For me, the main question > > > > > here is what has led to the ‘now’ that produces a choice? An adjunct > > > > > question involves the above named attributes…but that is not the > > > > > foundation of this question. It does need to be addressed for people > > > > > to be clear in interaction about the divine though. > > > > > > I’ll stop here and see if anyone wishes to continue… > > > > > > On Jul 30, 12:11 pm, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > HaHa Yes, it's a good replacement for normalcy as well. However, > > > > > > what > > > > > > some people consider weird, others consider normal, so it's really > > > > > > relegated to ones perception. And I agree about the problem of > > > > > > understanding religion through "normal" eyes. > > > > > > > On Jul 30, 2:17 pm, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I find weirdness relieving. I think it's because it gives me a > > > break > > > > > > > from tirelessly (without tires) trying to make sense of > > > > > > > everything. > > > > > > > This is especially helpful when it comes to religion.- Hide quoted > > > text > > > > > - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
