[lit-ideas] Re: The Essence of This
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Essence of This
You really need to look into Negative Theology -- it's
right up your path.
A.A. I looked it up, used google, and wound up on some atheist sites. Very
interesting. Negative theology is explaining God through what he isn't, which
turns out to be contradiction in terms. I don't see how that would help me
except to reinforce my own unbelief. There was another site that listed a
bunch of atheist sites where atheists could get together, like support groups I
guess. Kind of like vegetarians getting together to discuss not eating meat.
I always thought that was humorous. One thing the seach did do was give me
incentive to read Ecclesiates, since apparently Eccelsiastes is on
meaninglessness. How about a support group for meaninglessness? People could
get together and wonder why they're there. Oops, almost time for the debate.
Breaking out the ol nachos,
Andy Amago
And no, you can't read a verse or two. If you're going
to read any of Ecc. and not die you have to read it all in one sitting.
Don't ask me why. It's just how it is. Ask Erin. She probably knows.
Julie Krueger
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And with good reason. (And some that should have, IMHO, didn't.) I
personally believe Ecclesiastes made it so there would be something helpful
for
secularists to read in primarily sacred texts. And because it's universal
in its
message.
Julie Krueger
With good reason depending on who was doing the censoring. I've never taken
much interest in the Bible, but one day I'll read Ecclesiastes. In the
meantime, I re-read that story on information not being able to be destroyed.
While Science News refers to concrete things such as books, they don't define
"information". Negatively and positively charged particles inside and
outside black holes. Yeah, so? Too other-dimensional for me.
In the meantime, I can't find the article on religion being a genetic thing.
Don't even remember where I saw it. I suspect the predisposition to
religion is like the predisposition to language or the ability to create art
and
literature, but I will reserve judgment until I find the God-forsaken thing.
Genetics may answer the question as to why we seem to need God more than God
needs us. I'll dig up Ecclesiastes this weekend and read a verse or two.
Andy Amago
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