Philosophical Speculations

Do you have a sense at all that Powell is a nutter? For me, the words that he utters sound like they come from an AI engine trained from Deepak Chopra's collection of works. I know Steiner recommends one keep an open mind to new ideas but surely there must be some limit to garbage we expose ourselv...

... Do you have a sense at all that Powell is a nutter? For me, the words that he utters sound like they come from an AI engine trained from Deepak Chopra's collection of works. I know Steiner recommends one keep an open mind to new ideas but surely there must be some limit to garbage we expose our...

... Here, therefore, we see that, owing to the nine spheres of evil inserted between humanity and the realm of the Mother, the path to the Mother is beset with difficulty; however, this path is possible with Christ. Indeed, Steiner emphasized that opening the way to Shambhala is the central meaning...

Anthony, I should have been more clear. It seems to me that many people will start on an inner path without a deeply rooted sense of reverence, devotion, love, etc. for God, in which case we can meditate/concentrate on many other symbolic images to enter into the flow of our attentive activity wher...

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 ...