Philosophical Speculations

Jim, Where did Lou imply this in the above posts : "Virtue isn't always on the side of indigenous any more than evil solely on the side of civilization" Let's leave aside undefined notions of virtue and evil. Isn't Lou just pointing to both/and, emphasising that some modern notions of prog...

Hi Robert, I'm happy to engage, even at the risk of revealing my own ignorance (I'm used to that now). I won't be able to respond more fully until tomorrow night (your time) at the earliest, I may learn something by trying to synthesise my own understandings and perhaps the same goes for you. Just a...

Ashvin, No need to do any of this on my behalf anymore. I've found what I needed from here in terms of imaginative exercises (and forgot to catalogue them for others, next iteration I'll do that). In terms of bus stops and busy streets, I'm finding little nuggets here that can be kept in mind withou...

FB, I'm not that interested in who is more of a problem either, although I have my own view that I won't deny. The point about Sam's audience and where they might be with regard to ontological commitments is well made, so thanks for that. I have a differing impression of where Bernardo's at. Given h...

Hi all, This is a perspective on what might be triggering to Bernardo when it comes to Harris, apart from what's already been described. It refers to a recent and ongoing controversy (invermectin) and an older, though ongoing "issue" - Islam and Islamophobia - although the point I make has...

Hi FB, Fascinating and funny too. Does this use of information from guides conflict at all with the injunction from Spiritual Science not to use information from the guides for personal gain? They don't take money and they're obviously wary of notoriety too. What rules do they use to decide who to c...

Ben, "So by bliss and joy, you thought I meant the temporary exaltation of a fan when his team scores an injury time winner, turning to despair when the goal is disallowed?" I didn't know what you meant, so thanks for clarifying. "I was referring to the idea that eternal bliss is only...

Hi again, Cleric has recently written about the difficulty of expressing all of this here https://metakastrup.org/viewtopic.php?p=11956#p11956 I haven't come across anything from Steiner yet that suggests that bliss and joy are only available to the elect. That would be odd, speaking from personal e...

Hi all, This post contains some "personal" experiences though it's very related to this thread. Consider this a trigger warning although many posts here might usefully begin with that. It's quite long, though structured enough (by my standards anyway). It may be of interest to regular foru...

Ashvin, Yes, if you are putting together a list, that would be great. Also, I get that not everything is suitable for all situations (see below, I recognise the power of the twin-track approach). It's the imaginative and cognising exercises I am looking for which require quiet and concentration. Cle...