tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969281918175291060.post2343914076201378171..comments2023-10-30T01:29:52.015-07:00Comments on Homeless Tom: Free Will and GraceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969281918175291060.post-1303784727534263062008-06-03T14:25:00.000-07:002008-06-03T14:25:00.000-07:00I think that people tend to need to have an exampl...I think that people tend to need to have an example, a visualization, for what they believe.<BR/><BR/>All religions, including Buddhism, certainly, are an overlay, coloring our spiritual experience. Even Ken Wilber's conceptions and categorizations are overlays.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that we can have these things empty and transparent, nor that having them devoid of preconceived conceptualizations is "better" in any way. We need to have a way of remembering mystical experience which wholly exists 'immediately' so we give it context and shape.<BR/><BR/>If this comment makes any sense or not, I'm not sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969281918175291060.post-24842314350170095762008-05-31T12:59:00.000-07:002008-05-31T12:59:00.000-07:00Tom, I agree with you that Pascal's Wager is "frag...Tom, I agree with you that Pascal's Wager is "fragile." First, like you say, I don't think we can make ourselves believe something just because others believe it and tell us we should too, especially if that belief seems like nonsense. Second, I think one could lose a lot by believing in Christian myth. One could be diverted by his Christian beliefs from genuine spiritual truth and transformation.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.com