> Marsha
> Okay, you like the label G*d. Is G*d like the color I pick to paint
> my bedroom? Or does G*d have a function?
MP: I'm detecting sarcasm...
To the first: Yes, when speaking of theism in its most inlcusive definition I
have
found that in here it is necessary to keep using "g*d" (no caps) as a word to
describe a god absent cultural layering being the focus of the belief invested
in
the definition of theism in that regard. I seem to not be able to convince some
here that the word "theism" *can* be used this way, that it is *not* a four
letter
word.
To the second: No, I don't see that g*d to be a color. :-\
To the third: The question misses the point entirely. No; once that g*d has a
function, it ceases to be g*d, and becomes "god" or "God" or "Allah" or "Yaweh"
or... But as a word ("g*d" v. "God") yes that word g*d has a function; it is
the
necessarily divine focus of a belief prior to its being culturally manifest.
Anything
more than that and it needn't have the "*" and we're no longer talking about
theism in its most inclusive definition.
That's the point of the "*." To allow the word "theism" to be used in a context
where the main meaning of the word is centered on the act of believing, not on
the subject of the belief. It focuses the word's meaning to be about the
*experience* of the belief rather than the *object* of the experience.
> Marsha
> What is the relationship between theism and knowledge and how is it
> determined?
MP: IMO, it depends entirely on the definitions of "theism", "knowledge" and
"determine" being agreed upon ... My experience here so far would lead me to
be hesitant to answer what appears to be an otherwise straightforward question
without some degree of mutual agreement of those definitions.
But I'm willing to go out on a limb and posit that both are humanity's attempt
to
attain greater understanding of the human condition in a reality that is not
easily
explained within the limitations associated with being human. One way seeks it
through intellectual rigor, the other through mystical experience.
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