Originally posted by OldThinker
reply to post by juveous
juveous, don't think we have come across one another before...how'd you see the thread? You have certainly helped here...
PS? Any thoughts on my OP questions...maybe you have some of your own, we should consider?
I'm always lurking in the metaphysics forum
my thoughts are basically; scientist admit (as smart as those fellars are) that what they are discovering is strange, and its funny because it
basically requires them to think unrealistically to make sense of it. basically physicists are using a reductionist method of thinking - breaking
down the complex into individual simpler systems to make sense of it (which has had great impacts in the past - we have gone from the understanding of
the atom to electrons and nuclei to protons and neutrons to quarks and gluons, its getting smaller and smaller and more complex and mysterious.
It seems a theme that is developing is that we are mapping our physical reality with thought. not creating it but guiding it. I'm still looking into
theories of expectation, but faith has been increasingly interesting as well. The thing is, faith/belief have a power like no other. It is not about a
stance in lack of evidence like so many presume, (although it can). To me faith is a feeling that has to do with your
trust in your experience
without FEAR.
It is why I have always put faith and love in the same category - although the 2 have different meanings, love can come from a desire - the
inclination of something wanted (as can fear). But desires from fear are selfish, as love is selfless - for the concern of something else - putting a
trust in it.
as for my definitions to them anyway.
[edit on 2-12-2008 by juveous]
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