Comments on: I’m Not Driving That! – Strong Rationalism

By: What the World Needs Now « Spritzophrenia

What the World Needs Now « Spritzophrenia — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:36:26 +0000

[...] know I’m fairly rigorous about what I believe, call me a skeptic if you wish, although as I’ve explained here, I don’t consider myself a rationalist. I want to hold those things together, rigorous [...]

By: Mindless Belief « Spritzophrenia

Mindless Belief « Spritzophrenia — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:45:28 +0000

[...] feel uncomfortable reading this. I think there are two extremes, one is to have too strong a role for the mind, the other is not to value it at [...]

By: meryl333

meryl333 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:47:35 +0000

What is Love? How can you know you are experiencing It.

By: How to Find God « Spritzophrenia

How to Find God « Spritzophrenia — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:56:53 +0000

[...] history, sociology… In brief, through the doorway of the mind. I’m not looking for proof. As I’ve written, we rarely get that kind of strong proof for most things in life. But I am looking for reasonable [...]

By: SugarPop

SugarPop — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:59:23 +0000

Great post – and I love the bill board you mention. To me it speaks of needing to satisfy both the mind and heart (translate as reason and emotion) when making decisions. Sometimes all the logic in the world cannot change my mind about seomthing ‘cos it just doesn’t feel right.

By: leesis

leesis — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:38:29 +0000

unreasonable yet true I guess needs defining. Iain haven’t you hit moments…usually unexpected experiences rather than intellectual ponderings…where somthing occurs and there just aint no paradigm to make sense of it. I have had four specific moments where I have been absolutely without conceptual words to even think about explanations.

These experiences taught me humility in my quest for understanding in awareness of what little we/I know and I guess how silly we are thinking we have paradigms to explain it all.

By: Iain

Iain — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:40:26 +0000

I know this is beginning to wander away from Jon’s post, but yes I think you make a fair point. I remember the impact and massive effect that those two questions had on my thinking: “Why does this person/idea annoy me so much?” and “Why do I so strongly like this person/idea?”

Rather than just feeling and reacting as simple cause-and-effect, asking why I feel certain things is often the insight I need to respond appropriate to the actual system at hand rather than the baggage-laden way I might ordinarily do.

Perhaps I need to face Mysticism head on. Cage match of the century! “Mysticism: floats like an undefined term, stings like a heavenly epiphany”

By: Romy Shiller

Romy Shiller — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:04:58 +0000

Hi,
Leaving early my Monday. Limited internet access now.
Oy. Ok. I believe that the Quantum levels resonate with our material world. My book AGAIN does this.
I NEVER said that logic was useless – I am not a fan. As Joshilan noted atrocities have been committed in the name of logic.
Illogical actions in the film are a result of a leap of faith – we’ll agree to disagree.
Love is Light. I have a whole chapter on light. It is on one of my blogs: (http://shillerreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/again-chapter-8-light.html)

By: leesis

leesis — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:01:42 +0000

yes yse yes to all you said . Re your irritation about mystery…I was thinking for my self any irritation I feel is usually as a sign that theres something there to investigate?

By: leesis

leesis — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:58:50 +0000

ive just discovered him…some amazing original thought for the day I think with opposing moments of cultural bias. So much to read…ahhhhh :0!!!