Perhaps the attraction of religion is something better than the presence of beings being evaluated for economic worth.
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 6:13:20 AM UTC, archytas wrote: > > Religion is a Latin word. Derrida lays out the etymology of the Latin > word “religion” (he acknowledges that the etymology is problematic). The > etymology implies that there are “two sources” of religion: “religio,” > which implies a holding back or a being unscathed, safe and sound; and > “re-legere,” which implies a linking up with another through faith > Deconstruction, never results in good conscience, in the good conscience > that comes with thinking we have done enough to render justice. This is > because unconditional hospitality is too dangerous and can only come with > the return of the messiah - a presence of the future. > > Faith (and the difficulties of it) as pol said, in other people, is very > tricky. I am not sure we could walk on water without the delusions of > language that tells us we can't, yet think we could live without the > delusions of propaganda. And have always prevented children discovering > fire burns by sticking their fingers in it. > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11:05:01 PM UTC, facilitator wrote: >> >> Ah yes, Peter Sellers in "Being There" shows that lack of words can >> transform the world around us. >> Never got his message to Raul, but walks on water because no one told >> him he couldn't. >> > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
