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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
In my experience, this belief has served as warrant for them to interfere in the lives of others. All the while forgetting about the “free will” they so adamantly defend.
If something or someone is controlling how you can live your life then that is not "free will". The power in thinking however you want is stronger than any physical capabilities to me.
This reminds me of a myth I heard about recently. It was about a knight called Sir Isumbras who didn’t give enough thought to God, so God decided to give him bad fortune. It was very similar to the biblical story of Job in that a bunch of insane/supernatural stuff happened that took away all of his possessions and then his family. Isumbras goes through the whole story, dealing with all that was happening to him since it was an act of god and doesn’t try to stop any of it. Eventually, he goes to Jerusalem during the crusades which was apparently enough to redeem him and he’s reunited with his family.
Right: insurers often act as if they subscribe to Spinoza's pantheism, though few of them probably ever heard of it!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, it's not a small distinction to note that for pantheists it isn't merely that everything's an ACT of God, everything's God. Period.
DeleteIn my experience, this belief has served as warrant for them to interfere in the lives of others. All the while forgetting about the “free will” they so adamantly defend.
DeleteI didn’t get what was going on but in my opinion I believe that everything is God’s will
ReplyDeleteIf something or someone is controlling how you can live your life then that is not "free will". The power in thinking however you want is stronger than any physical capabilities to me.
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ReplyDeleteSome higher behind everything that happens, indirectly or directly.
I would hope that this was not the case in policy making.
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This reminds me of a myth I heard about recently. It was about a knight called Sir Isumbras who didn’t give enough thought to God, so God decided to give him bad fortune. It was very similar to the biblical story of Job in that a bunch of insane/supernatural stuff happened that took away all of his possessions and then his family. Isumbras goes through the whole story, dealing with all that was happening to him since it was an act of god and doesn’t try to stop any of it. Eventually, he goes to Jerusalem during the crusades which was apparently enough to redeem him and he’s reunited with his family.
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