Rev. Michael Dowd, Death-Cult Environmentalist? |435|
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Totally agree Duncan. The whole business of redefining Christianity to suit a narrow POV is problematic. Saying reality is God kinda makes sense in a sloppy manner, but it is a backwards argument - you define the indefinable and then argue that it means what cannot be defined.
I wouldn't get caught up in struggling to comprehend what Dowd means by reality. I doubt he could oblige you with a coherent response.
Have to say I found his whole religious approach to be a case of needlessly redefining something that served no purpose other than making a distinction he could own. He added nothing to any sensible or serious discussion on the nature of Christianity, or religion.
Ignore what he said and move on.
I wouldn't get caught up in struggling to comprehend what Dowd means by reality. I doubt he could oblige you with a coherent response.
Have to say I found his whole religious approach to be a case of needlessly redefining something that served no purpose other than making a distinction he could own. He added nothing to any sensible or serious discussion on the nature of Christianity, or religion.
Ignore what he said and move on.
The problem is that we are so unused to consciousness as a larger topic we have one term to cover many meanings - and we never know who is using what meaning precisely. We need our version of the old thing that the Inuit have a 100 [varies on who is telling] words for snow. Obviously there are many big ideas we have a 100 words for as well, but consciousness is one of them. But at the same time it kinda is - we just haven't pulled them into a coherent system. By that I mean that there are terms in psychology, philosophy, spirituality and physiology [in all their myriad expressions] that are subtle shades of meaning of consciousness.
Often I think we use the term to do no more than gesture in the general direction [of an idea or value], and all that matters is that we thinking in the same direction. This general sense of vague goodwill is disrupted when passionate advocates and pedants become excited and bothered when we don't seem to quite get what they are on about. They use words that sound impressive, and as though they should mean something consequential - which they do to a class of cognoscenti, leaving the rest of us bemused
Do let us take the subject of consciousness seriously, but ourselves less so.
Often I think we use the term to do no more than gesture in the general direction [of an idea or value], and all that matters is that we thinking in the same direction. This general sense of vague goodwill is disrupted when passionate advocates and pedants become excited and bothered when we don't seem to quite get what they are on about. They use words that sound impressive, and as though they should mean something consequential - which they do to a class of cognoscenti, leaving the rest of us bemused
Do let us take the subject of consciousness seriously, but ourselves less so.
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Just listened to this. The guest wasn't worth your time in my opinion Alex. Intransigent and narrow minded. Amusing never the less. Nearly as much of car crash as that magick guy the god is reality spiel seemed very well rehearsed. Fair play to him for coming on but nothing much to offer on the big questions.