[MD] FW: Christianity, etc.

[John Carl]

Thanks to Tim for this ZAMM snippet:

"The first step down from Phædrus’ statement that "Quality is the Buddha"
is a statement that such an assertion, if true, provides a rational basis
for a unification of three areas of human experience which are now
disunified. These three areas are Religion, Art and Science. If it can be
shown that Quality is the central term of all three, and that this Quality is
not of many kinds but of one kind only, then it follows that the three
disunified areas have a basis for introconversion."


On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 1:16 PM, david <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> dmb says:
> I think you've made some very doubtful assertions there John. One is left
> to guess what "spiritual patterns of value" are and what "the source" and
> "inception" of Christianity is, for example, but your basic point is pretty
> clear. You are claiming that theology "is an intellectual pursuit on the
> same level as any other intellectual pursuit". I'd like to focus on that
> claim because it strikes me as the most plausible one. It's a fact that one
> can earn advanced degrees in theology and the word does contain the latin
> root "logos," just like biology, psychology, and all the other ologies.
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> But please notice that the word also contains "theos," which is the latin
> word for "God," of course. This is very telling. It marks a commitment to
> theism and so it begins with God as a basic premise. This is very different
> from the other modes of intellectual scrutiny. Philosophy of religion.
> comparative mythology, and psychology of religion, for example, are
> intellectual pursuits which also focus on the meaning of the various forms
> of representation and they focus on spiritual experience as such - but they
> don't have to begin with any prior commitments to theism. Unlike their
> counterparts in the theology department, they aren't being trained to be an
> officer in the Church.
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I'd be interested in where you see the areas of introconversion, Dave.  I
already know where you see difference.

John