"There is nothing to equal the metaphysics and political economy of the Catholic tradition." Amen to that.
I highly recommend studying the Summa Theologiae to anyone who can in these coming days of unrest and mental turmoil. I have just started to myself, and the incredibly practical insights into reality and human nature are the education I always needed and never received. Better late than never!
There's nothing like being aligned with reality for living in it well.
I wonder if the folks who spent a lot of time convincing millennials when they were growing up that "you can be good without God", may not have intended greater happiness, but may have intended to destroy the unique contribution of Christ's suggestion for goodness, distinct from what came before (Judaism) and what came after (Islam). Define goodness.
I'm calling to mind the photo of MBS and Jeevacation, happy together, celebratory.
Any action, like any act of magic, is in some sense an act of faith ... I've seen the desert bloom, the flower that emerges from the barest hint of water, and I know the power of life will rise, stubborn and persistent to be renewed. May our actions be the wind that brings the rain. — Starhawk
The West is in a mess. It turns out that Christianity was indeed a load-bearing pillar. And yes, the evangelical Christianity so influential in America is a heresy, more intent on cheering on America and Israel's brutality than on seeking peace. God’s will to them, bears an awful close resemblance to Netanyahu's desires.
I know that you and Lifesite have been suspicious of Pope Leo, but he has spoken forcefully against this criminal war. Kudos to him for thay.
There is indeed a state religion in the United States. I would argue that the religious fervor of the faithful of United Statesism far exceeds whatever the Taliban ever commanded - epitomized by the hypnotic belief in a manned spaceflight to the Moon - despite all the obvious evidence to the contrary - especially the re-entry problem - but many other articles of faith including magically protective vaccines and magically destructive nuclear weapons. https://peteryim.substack.com/p/the-faith-based-existence-of-nuclear
I haven’t. I remember his scud dustbins falling on to the ground with little effect. I also know people who went in to GW1 and 2. I think your argument is not only specious but in bad faith old chap.
That's an astute observation, that the pattern is the thing to recognise, rather than the content. The patterns repeat so reliably that it seems fair to assume that they are performed to order, and very possibly by AI
"There is nothing to equal the metaphysics and political economy of the Catholic tradition." Amen to that.
I highly recommend studying the Summa Theologiae to anyone who can in these coming days of unrest and mental turmoil. I have just started to myself, and the incredibly practical insights into reality and human nature are the education I always needed and never received. Better late than never!
There's nothing like being aligned with reality for living in it well.
It is all the fruits of the Enlightenment and the French revolution.
This is the end state of "state" as god.
It failed. You cannot destroy your way to utopia.
Which God is god, pray tell?
I wonder if the folks who spent a lot of time convincing millennials when they were growing up that "you can be good without God", may not have intended greater happiness, but may have intended to destroy the unique contribution of Christ's suggestion for goodness, distinct from what came before (Judaism) and what came after (Islam). Define goodness.
I'm calling to mind the photo of MBS and Jeevacation, happy together, celebratory.
Thank you so much Mr Frank Wright.
Any action, like any act of magic, is in some sense an act of faith ... I've seen the desert bloom, the flower that emerges from the barest hint of water, and I know the power of life will rise, stubborn and persistent to be renewed. May our actions be the wind that brings the rain. — Starhawk
Interesting essay.
The West is in a mess. It turns out that Christianity was indeed a load-bearing pillar. And yes, the evangelical Christianity so influential in America is a heresy, more intent on cheering on America and Israel's brutality than on seeking peace. God’s will to them, bears an awful close resemblance to Netanyahu's desires.
I know that you and Lifesite have been suspicious of Pope Leo, but he has spoken forcefully against this criminal war. Kudos to him for thay.
"There is nothing to equal the metaphysics and political economy of the Catholic tradition."
Bingo! Priceless.
There is indeed a state religion in the United States. I would argue that the religious fervor of the faithful of United Statesism far exceeds whatever the Taliban ever commanded - epitomized by the hypnotic belief in a manned spaceflight to the Moon - despite all the obvious evidence to the contrary - especially the re-entry problem - but many other articles of faith including magically protective vaccines and magically destructive nuclear weapons. https://peteryim.substack.com/p/the-faith-based-existence-of-nuclear
Was it state religion when Jefferson went to war with the Barbary pirates?
This is a straw man argument. USA intelligence showed they had no nuclear weaponry.
I haven’t. I remember his scud dustbins falling on to the ground with little effect. I also know people who went in to GW1 and 2. I think your argument is not only specious but in bad faith old chap.
Good on you for deleting his lies.
It’s important to remember you may be in someone’s information war when you mistake their replies for genuine questions.
When you recognise the pattern (there is a pattern, it changes) it’s better not to waste anyone’s time, as they are here to waste everyone’s time.
That's an astute observation, that the pattern is the thing to recognise, rather than the content. The patterns repeat so reliably that it seems fair to assume that they are performed to order, and very possibly by AI