Any text that uses GOD anywhere near an argument, is already boring and irrelevant.
Anyone who has such an instinctive negative reaction to a word has been so thoroughly inundated in propaganda that they don't even realise.
The Decreationist: Simone Weil’s thoughts on the unmaking of the self
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Re: The Decreationist: Simone Weil’s thoughts on the unmaking of the self
#12As for the decreation of God, consider the first commandments: 1. Have no other gods before me, or make graven images There's no requirement to obey or sacrifice to God, just not to have false gods. 2. Don't take the name of the lord in vain Don't act pious or pretend you are God's representative. 3. Respect the Sabbath Don't fill life completely with work; *everyone* should do *nothing* for a day. There's NO require…
>Have no other gods before me, or make graven images
It's also a fundamental requirement for a consistent ethical system that there be a "single source of truth". If you have multiple gods that could say potentially contradictory things, then you have an inconsistent system (mathematically speaking, one that could prove anything), so you essentially have a logically invalid axiomatic system.
Re: The Decreationist: Simone Weil’s thoughts on the unmaking of the self
#13Any text that uses GOD anywhere near an argument, is already boring and irrelevant.
May I point out how painful this comment feels to those of us who take our religious faith seriously?
Re: The Decreationist: Simone Weil’s thoughts on the unmaking of the self
#14I have progressed enough in my mediation practice to understand the question, but not far enough to have much to say in the way of answers. "Apophatic" theology in Catholic circles seems to be related: One approaches insight into the divine through a process of subtraction or negation, a bit like sculpture. Remove all that is not true, in order to begin to apprehend the dim outlines of the truth. Similarly, one might…
Similar to what Anthony De Mello espouses about dropping your labels for everything, including yourself: https://youtu.be/TxXQwMOxglk