Philosophical Speculations

Hello ffm, It is my view that only God-like activity can reach inner certainty of a personal God's existence. Does God like to make intellectual arguments that convince us of his reality? I don't think so. I have never come across an ancient Divine revelation that takes the form of an intellectual ...

That is true, there is a semantic range. But when we move from isolated concepts like 'hell' or 'heaven', which as you note are already quite deep, and move to the relations of these concepts that constellate a semantic space like 'salvation through faith in Christ', or an even broader/deeper space...

Anthony, I am glad you are continuing to read and work with the posts. And there is no reason to feel that you need to generate novel material. Simply working through the material on this forum is enough. There is no problem with having challenging questions when approaching the scripture or any sp...

Hello this post may seem a little bit controversial because many kastrupians or idealists do not believe in a persibal god you can pray to. First I will come up with arguments for god in general then with arguments for a personal one Modified Pascals Wager The chance that god exists is higher than ...

Anthony, I'm sorry if it seems like I kind of blew by your question here, but the truth is, I don't really know how to respond to your questions anymore. I feel like much Cleric and I have written on the topic of the OT and NT, in response to your previous statements and questions, simply goes igno...

As always, concrete examples are what help us move from the domain of abstractions to the living substance of what is being referred to with all these words and labels. So can you provide a concrete example of the 'criticizable structure and behavior of the institution RCC', that is independent of ...

As always, concrete examples are what help us move from the domain of abstractions to the living substance of what is being referred to with all these words and labels. So can you provide a concrete example of the 'criticizable structure and behavior of the institution RCC', that is independent of ...

Hi Frederica. All is mind, or all is "in" mind - I think those are objective truths. It's an objective truth (for me, though I don't expect anyone to take my word for anything at all) that I have had/am having these paranormal experiences that defy the 3D "laws" of physics. I ju...

Hi Frederica. All is mind, or all is "in" mind - I think those are objective truths. It's an objective truth (for me, though I don't expect anyone to take my word for anything at all) that I have had/am having these paranormal experiences that defy the 3D "laws" of physics. I ju...

With that said, I want to ask you whether you are open to viewing the Earth with all its kingdoms - humanity, animals, plant, mineral - as a living and evolving organism , and the cultural history of humanity, including its ethical history, as something which occurs entirely within that context? It...