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Pyrrho & the Skeptics: the First Western Buddhists?
The Ancient Skeptics bear a striking resemblance to Eastern philosophy - coincidence or influence?
Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English.
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The Inward Turn in Philosophy: Stoics, Epicureans, Skeptics
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Philosophy prepared for Christianity’s “God-man” through an inward turn: belief, distress and tranquility took center stage. The individual inflated to include what was previously divine, enabling the God-man of the Christian Incarnation. Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America P...
God as Batman... why are there no good defenses for Christianity?
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People are leaving the "God as Batman" Christianity... and quickly. What needs to change for it to survive? Dr. Johnson provides some practical suggestions about where Christianity might be going and what it would need to look like for it to survive Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University o...
Heidegger - The Question Concerning Technology
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What is our relationship with technology? What is tool use? Heidegger has one of the most revealing and insightful treatments of this subject in the twentieth century Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English. Mei...
Meister Eckhart's Sermon 101 (full analysis)
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The historical Christ doesn't matter? Eckhart includes Luke 14:26 in a Christmas sermon? Meister Eckhart's Sermon 101 is full of radical ideas and rhetoric, making it one of his most provocative and arguably most important pieces. Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It...
Meister Eckhart sermon 20a: A man made a great feast. Homo quidam fecit cenam magnam (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 20a: A man made a great feast, translated by C. de B. Evans. Meister Eckhart's sermons as translated by C. de B. Evans volume I (1924). These are the best freely available translations of Meister Eckhart's works in English. They are presented in the order that they appear in the critical edition, not in the order that they appear in Miss Evans' book. She did not have the ...
Introduction to Buddhism
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Everything in Buddhism is a tool. What is Buddhism? Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English. Meister Eckhart, _Paradox at Play_ amzn.to/3y6HV9W All Amazon links are affiliate links, which means I do get a commis...
Meister Eckhart sermon 19: Stand at the Gate of the Lord's House. Sta in porta domus domini (audiobo
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Meister Eckhart's sermon #19: Stand at the Gate of the Lord's House, translated by C. de B. Evans. Meister Eckhart's sermons as translated by C. de B. Evans volume I (1924). These are the best freely available translations of Meister Eckhart's works in English. They are presented in the order that they appear in the critical edition, not in the order that they appear in Miss Evans' book. She di...
Heraclitus: you can't step in the same river twice
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All is flux - panta rhei. All is one. All is fire. War is the father of all. Nietzsche's favorite philosopher. Heraclitus of Ephesus was the philosopher of change, the foil of Parmenides, misunderstood by Aristotle and loved by many modern philosophers since he represents a different road from Plato and Socrates... at least ostensibly. Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the a...
Meister Eckhart sermon 18: Young people, I say to you: rise! Adolescens, tibi dico: surge (audiobook
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Meister Eckhart's sermon #18: Young people, I say to you: rise!, translated by C. de B. Evans. Meister Eckhart's sermons as translated by C. de B. Evans volume I (1924). These are the best freely available translations of Meister Eckhart's works in English. They are presented in the order that they appear in the critical edition, not in the order that they appear in Miss Evans' book. She did no...
Plato's last words
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Plato's last words! News from Herculaneum and the Vesuvius Project Meister Eckhart's sermons as translated by C. de B. Evans volume I (1924). These are the best freely available translations of Meister Eckhart's works in English. They are presented in the order that they appear in the critical edition, not in the order that they appear in Miss Evans' book. She did not have the critical edition ...
Meister Eckhart sermon 17: Whoever hates his soul, qui odit animam suam (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart's sermon #17: Whoever hates his soul, translated by C. de B. Evans. Meister Eckhart's sermons as translated by C. de B. Evans volume I (1924). These are the best freely available translations of Meister Eckhart's works in English. They are presented in the order that they appear in the critical edition, not in the order that they appear in Miss Evans' book. She did not have the ...
Want to interpret the bible literally? History is not on your side. It's turtles all the way down
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Literal interpretation is a last resort - what we do when we can't do better. Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English. Meister Eckhart, _Paradox at Play_ amzn.to/3y6HV9W All Amazon links are affiliate links, whi...
Meister Eckhart sermon 16b: Like a vessel of solid gold, Quasi vas auri solidem (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart's sermon #16b: Like a vessel of solid gold, translated by C. de B. Evans. Meister Eckhart's sermons as translated by C. de B. Evans volume I (1924). These are the best freely available translations of Meister Eckhart's works in English. They are presented in the order that they appear in the critical edition, not in the order that they appear in Miss Evans' book. She did not hav...
Living without a why: what if Eckhart succeeded? Saint Eckhart?
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What if Eckhart won? St Eckhart? What is "living without a why"? Eckhart Tolle, Zen, and more Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English. Meister Eckhart, _Paradox at Play_ amzn.to/3y6HV9W All Amazon links are affi...
Meister Eckhart sermon 12: Whoever hears me, Qui audit me (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 12: Whoever hears me, Qui audit me (audiobook)
Meister Eckhart sermon 11: Elizabeth's time had come, Impletum est tempus Elizabeth (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 11: Elizabeth's time had come, Impletum est tempus Elizabeth (audiobook)
Want someone to do something? Tell them they aren't allowed to do it!
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Want someone to do something? Tell them they aren't allowed to do it!
Meister Eckhart sermon 10: He was pleasing to God in his days, In diebus suis placuit deo (audiobook
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Meister Eckhart sermon 10: He was pleasing to God in his days, In diebus suis placuit deo (audiobook
Meister Eckhart Latin Sermon #1: The Love of God Overflows (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart Latin Sermon #1: The Love of God Overflows (audiobook)
Are we all one consciousness? Will Neuralink force mystical experiences?
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Are we all one consciousness? Will Neuralink force mystical experiences?
Meister Eckhart sermon 9: Like the morning star, quasi stella matutina (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 9: Like the morning star, quasi stella matutina (audiobook)
Meister Eckhart Latin Sermon II,1 (new translation!)
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Meister Eckhart Latin Sermon II,1 (new translation!)
Meister Eckhart sermon 8: They died by the sword (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 8: They died by the sword (audiobook)
Modern loneliness... or foreshadowing independence from authority?
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Modern loneliness... or foreshadowing independence from authority?
Meister Eckhart sermon 7: His people who are in you, you will have mercy (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 7: His people who are in you, you will have mercy (audiobook)
Heidegger and religion: this idea "works" for people today
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Heidegger and religion: this idea "works" for people today
Meister Eckhart sermon 6: The just shall live in eternity (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 6: The just shall live in eternity (audiobook)
Was Meister Eckhart Christian?
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Was Meister Eckhart Christian?
Meister Eckhart sermon 5b: God's love was revealed to us (audiobook)
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Meister Eckhart sermon 5b: God's love was revealed to us (audiobook)

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  • @thebaryonacousticoscillati5679
    @thebaryonacousticoscillati5679 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Haven't watched it all yet 'cos I'm about to go out, but Greek Buddha, Pyrrho's Encounter With Early Buddhism In Central Asia by Christopher I Beckwith is a good read. Apologies if I duplicate any information in the vid. Ataraxia!!! :)

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Very nice - I’ll have to check that out, thanks!

  • @NealBones
    @NealBones 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "Did you not hear the voice of God telling you to get out of the way?" I genuinely chuckled at that one 😂 thank you as always for an educational and insightful video, my friend! I can't express enough how important the work you do is 🫶

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you so much! I can’t take credit for that story though. I first heard it from Campbell many years ago

  • @Mithroun
    @Mithroun 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    mithra wasnt born on winter solstice he actually dies on that date and gets resurrected three days later bcos earth after three days rotates back to its spring orbit and on the first day of spring he comes as the saviour to save ppl from harshness of winter

  • @SomewhereJoe-u5x
    @SomewhereJoe-u5x 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What about praying for others?

  • @jamescordery3535
    @jamescordery3535 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    49:30 Interestingly the word "individual" means indivisible, so by separating ourselves out of the crowd, tribe or family we become more individualized yet also at one with God. We transcend the group soul for an individual soul indivisible from God.

  • @kristyknight0924
    @kristyknight0924 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    mithra was born from a rock

  • @NikephorosAer54
    @NikephorosAer54 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very well said Dr Johnson. I would expect to hear more about Epikouros. A Greek friend, Nikephoros.

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks! Yes, I have a video already on Epicurus that you may want to check out. The next one will be on the Skeptics. After that, I want to do one on the philosophical environment I. Which Christianity arose in the Roman Empire. That’s the plan at least…

  • @NealBones
    @NealBones 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Always love seeing an upload from you 😁 As someone who lives in a society that has allowed individualism to be expressed to the extreme, it's wild to think of a time in which some of these philosophical revelations occurred in such a widespread way. What I wouldn't give to have conversations with some of these philosophers, but I'm extremely grateful we have their knowledge with us still.

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you so much! It’s nice to be doing it again. I have one crunching right now for next week on the Pyrrhonian Skeptics. I’ve often said that my first use case for real AI is to have coffee with Nietzsche in the morning. I’m still holding out hope that we’ll discover more of the lost ancient texts from this period in Heracleum. Philodemus was an Epicurean and should have been in conversation with the ancient Stoics and Skeptics after all…

    • @thebaryonacousticoscillati5679
      @thebaryonacousticoscillati5679 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@goodtothinkwith Oh, I'll look forward to that. Pyrrho is a favourite of mine.

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    תעשה סרטון על האם אדם וחווה היו תאומים סיאמיים בן ובת

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    תעשה סרטון על גיבור על שהוא האדם הראשון ונשיא ארצות הברית ( וגם טבח, חקלאי, צייד ודייג) שמטייל ברחבי העולם וצד חיות בר בעלילה שנמשכת לאורך כל ההיסטוריה האנושית

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    לדעתי שירים, סרטים, סדרות טלוויזיה, משחקי מחשב ומשחקי ווידאו הם מיתוסים בסגנון של פרוייד, קרל יונג ונח יובל הררי

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    תעשה סרטון על אוריון, אוזיריס, גילגמש ועלילות בעל וענת

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    תעשה סרטון על האם בני האדם צריכים להיות הגיבורים וחיות הבר צריכות להיות הנבלים

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    לדעתי בני האדם מסמלים סדר וחיות הבר מסמלות כאוס

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    לדעתי הגיבורים של דיסני מבוססים על האדם הראשון וגם הנסיכות של דיסני מבוססות על חווה

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    צריך שהמציאות תהיה כמו בטלנובלות

  • @אליהברזל-ק3ק
    @אליהברזל-ק3ק 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    צריך שהמציאות תהיה כמו בסרטים, סדרות הטלוויזיה, משחקי המחשב ומשחקי הווידאו

  • @SolveEtCoagula93
    @SolveEtCoagula93 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When I trained as a (science) teacher, we were introduced to Bruner's concept of the spiralling curriculum. The idea that you could, in essence, take a subject and introduce it to any age of student, providing the conceptual components of what was being taught, matched those of the student. Having introduced the subject, you spiralled around and now the same ideas but at a slightly higher level, with more advanced concepts. This process could continue until either you reached a desired set point, or you reached the limit of conceptual development of that student. As a science teacher, it was an educational model I throughout my educational career. I find it such a pity that, in my experience, this model is either not used, or not made clear when teaching religion. It could completely revitalise what has become a rather tired and dull subject.

  • @Karlien68
    @Karlien68 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This sounds exactly like what the buddha taught....amazing 😮

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It does indeed! Eckhart was also a near contemporary with Dogen (Soto Zen), which may also not be wholly coincidental. Dogen b.1200, Eckhart b. 1260

    • @Karlien68
      @Karlien68 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@goodtothinkwith Ow yes...that explains a lot! The more I study different tenets...and I have been doing that for 30 years...they actually all point to the same. Buddhism...advaita...kabbalah...suffism...alchemy...hermetism...mysticism.... But then still...to be able to fully 'be there' if you know what I mean 😊, to make the switch, the total transparacy or dissapearance of the personality...it seems to be beyond my 'grasp'....frustrating 😆 Thank you so much for these videos...I always avoided relgious teachings but Maister Eckhart...wow...🤯 A lot of other mystics talk a bit the same. A buddhist nun Samaneri Jayasara has different texts of differents tenets...including mysticism...on her channel. Worth checking that ou!

  • @mrbeastly3444
    @mrbeastly3444 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    10:40 Yes, we could stop making the size/speed of chips needed for Human level AI. Like nuclear power and weapons, these AI chips/GPUs are very hard to make and so relatively easy to track the manufacture of... at least for now...

  • @TravisMcKnight-lk7gg
    @TravisMcKnight-lk7gg 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It goes back to Nimrod and the tower of Babel and his wife, and the sacred feminine the complete opposite of God the Father and his redemption plan Jesus Christ and him crucified, it began while noah was still alive roughly 250 years after the great flood when Babylon the first empire was started.

  • @AlannaStar-o4t
    @AlannaStar-o4t 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What a brilliant channel! Would my library be able to order your book from Amazon? Greetings from Scotland.💛

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you so much! Yes, my book is available on Amazon. There’s a link in the description of the video. You can also just search “Paradox at Play” on Amazon.

  • @NealBones
    @NealBones 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please continue to do these. I can't express enough how much it's appreciated

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I really appreciate this, thank you! - I’m trying to summon the energy to return to video making. I really blew it out this summer with my new class’ videos and had to take a break. I have a lot of scripts ready. I just need to record..

    • @NealBones
      @NealBones 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @goodtothinkwith All in time friend 😁 No need to rush them at all, I'm just happy knowing you've no plans of stopping 🫶

  • @Zenjohnny
    @Zenjohnny หลายเดือนก่อน

    Attachment is the root of all suffering.

  • @SeekingTheLogos
    @SeekingTheLogos หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m sure he would be “rolling in his grave” (not that he’s in there) to hear people are characterizing his beliefs in this way. Any genuine Christian would that’s for sure. There is no such thing as a Christian who disbelieves in the historical Christ. It’s a contradiction of terms

    • @ksan1648
      @ksan1648 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Difficult to disentangle the semantics here, but it's easy for me to conceive of people still believing in a celestial being who was "manufactured" from the seed of David and then crucified to replace the temple cult. They might call themselves "Christians," without having to believe such a being was ever born to people on earth.

  • @matthewrodgers740
    @matthewrodgers740 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All ideas come from the brain and all these stories came from Mesopotamia that proves without a shadow over doubt it’s all man-made stories

  • @TheWayofFairness
    @TheWayofFairness หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds like intuition or revelation.

  • @PerryWidhalm
    @PerryWidhalm หลายเดือนก่อน

    The origin of all religion derives from fear coupled to ignorance.

  • @ultrasignificantfootnote3378
    @ultrasignificantfootnote3378 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How can something that is detached be one with something else ? , Religious claims are usualy very illogical to me.

    • @liradorfeu
      @liradorfeu หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's only illogical because you lack the theological basis in which to understand the terms employed. The paradoxical nature of that affirmation stems from a duality-based understanding. From a non-dual perspective (The One), all paradoxes may be reconciled. The point Eckhart tries to make must be understood in Neoplatonic terms, as much of Christian Theology. There's no real separation and therefore no real detachment from the One, as everything there Is, is of the One. The perception of detachment arises from one's own sense of individuality, which naturally conditions oneself to perceive oneself as separated from everything else (The One). When Evil is mentioned, it refers to this individual sense of separation. If there's no separation from the One, nothing is lacking from oneself, therefore there's nothing to be asked from It. To be grateful is enough of a prayer, as to be as the One is to be Complete. Much of the metaphysical/philosophical basis of Christian Theology was borrowed from Neoplatonism, which in turn borrowed from the ancient oriental non-dual schools of thought like Advaita-Vedanta. Cheers

    • @ultrasignificantfootnote3378
      @ultrasignificantfootnote3378 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@liradorfeu Thankyou for this explanation ,but I dont think I see the purpose , is being detached or attached a mental state that we can be aware of ?

    • @liradorfeu
      @liradorfeu หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ultrasignificantfootnote3378 To try to put it simply, what's being proposed by Echkart is the Non-Dual nature of reality i.e God/The One.Everything is one, there's no separation at all. There's only apparent separation or perceived separation by the individual. The individual perceives to be separated from everything else but that separation is only apparent, not real. This non-dual understanding of reality is transcendental to our individuality, so in order to be realized, one needs to transcend that individuality. There are mystical or extatic states that can lead us to the direct experience of such realization but it can also be achieved by logical and rational means. Imagine various clay pots and vases, they all posess their own identity in a way, some are cups, others vases, etc... But what are they all made of? What is their substance? What's their nature? Clay. Clay is their nature. Even though there is an apparent diversity of shapes and forms, they're all made of the same substance, they're all of one nature. This is in the most reduced and simplistic way what Eckhart is trying to convey. So how can something that is detached be one with something else? The answer is, there was never anythig detached to begin with... If you're not so inclined to the Christian clothing of Eckhart's thought do some research on the eastern tradition of Advaita-Vedanta. Cheers

    • @Raymond-d2l7n
      @Raymond-d2l7n หลายเดือนก่อน

      I suppose the key to it is, God is not something else.

    • @ultrasignificantfootnote3378
      @ultrasignificantfootnote3378 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Raymond-d2l7n Is it possible you are just imagining God ?

  • @emmaluciaev1938
    @emmaluciaev1938 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How beautiful

  • @michadubinski9402
    @michadubinski9402 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Elaborate contradictory dogmatism was seed of future destruction for Christianity. List of dogmas and legalistic restrictions got so long that eventually there will be only fundamentalists left willing to turn their brains off and some heretical mystics who will dont even attend church, just medite with bible in hand in their homes.

  • @selleroffog5660
    @selleroffog5660 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍🏿....its been a while....nice to hear You 😉

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you, my friend. 😊

  • @SaintJermania
    @SaintJermania หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sympathetic atheist here -- I think the problem, is that Christian mysticism is at odds with what might be thought of as modern "Industrial Christianity" or "Commercial Christianity", that is, the hyper-authoritarian, ironically materialistic version of Christianity of the kind proferred by say, American prosperity gospel or worse, political evangelicalism. One look at transparent tv con-men like Joel Osteen or other, more Right-wing bigots I won't even name sends any thinking person running in the opposite direction. It's not atheists Christianity needs saving from, it's those guys. On the other hand, even as an atheist, I find ideas like "The Cloud of Unknowing" and Whitehead's Process Theology fascinating. I grew up reading C.S. Lewis and I still love him, I find his best arguments not in his apologetics, but in his fiction, it's there where you find the feeling of what Christians say Christianity is all about. Just my two cents!

    • @goodtothinkwith
      @goodtothinkwith หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a great point. There’s always been a tension between popular religion and mysticism. I’m thinking of the situation described in Black Elk Speaks in particular, where the shaman tolerates superstition and knows he has to appease those who have never seen for themselves with parlor tricks. I’m still working with the ideas, but it’s almost as though people are naturally inclined to take whatever level of understanding they have deadly seriously. It’s rather like academics who always have an explanation for why their particular discipline is the most important one. People seem to need closure and to think that they “have it,” whatever “it” is. Understanding lay religion has always been a challenge since I could never identify with it even when I was younger. It’s a hard psychology to study though since everyone has an axe to grind…

  • @shastasilverchairsg
    @shastasilverchairsg หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah, once you learn more about Eastern spirituality, mainstream Christianity seems like spirituality for babies tbh.

  • @alexflorescu88
    @alexflorescu88 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video!

  • @shpetimimeri1444
    @shpetimimeri1444 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow now i understand the peigenism in christianety fully. You gone astray.

  • @csabakatai5095
    @csabakatai5095 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think he was almost burnt at the stake. He simply died just before they could do that to him.

  • @rogeraraujo4900
    @rogeraraujo4900 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    LMAO. Christianity without Christianity. What a trash is the modern world. 🎉

  • @eazymethod01
    @eazymethod01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Catholic Church is not the church. Protestant sects are not the church. Now you can go and look up what the real Church is, the one that is actually 2,000 years old.

  • @elektrotehnik94
    @elektrotehnik94 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Every-thing is a tool" makes sense in a proper context, once there is a recognition about what "not this not that"/ no-thing-ness/ non-duality is 🙃❤️ Much more could be said... 😁❤️

  • @Beverly-b8r
    @Beverly-b8r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I guess what hes saying here is that when you cannot see where your going , its nice to know if someone is kind enough to show us the way!

  • @tgrogan6049
    @tgrogan6049 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How does it make sense to say, "Truth is posterior to God". Posterior meaning prior? Posterior meaning behind? Why not say "Truth is to the left of God" or "Truth is North of God"? This language just leads to agnosticism.

  • @tgrogan6049
    @tgrogan6049 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to EMPTY TALK 1 Timothy 1:5.

    • @elektrotehnik94
      @elektrotehnik94 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Tgtogan, great seeing you here! ❤️

  • @badthomist5232
    @badthomist5232 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which St. Gregory? There were a lot of them and many were mystics?

  • @goodtothinkwith
    @goodtothinkwith 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those people are all good to think with, nice choices. I like the suggestion of Girard. I haven’t read him in a long time… may be time to revisit. I need to go through the twentieth century French intellectuals again sometime… may be useful for this project

  • @Febr7
    @Febr7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You didn't define what "works" means. But if you mean increasing membership, based on current trends of growth in Prosperity Gospel, NAR, and NIFB/Greg Locke style churches, what "works" is greed, desire of power, and hate.

  • @YouTube_MusicStyle
    @YouTube_MusicStyle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God had meant for you to be perfect in all your ways and a friend to him throughout all of eternity... You are not your body, you are not your mind, you are a spirit that uses both these things. But your vision is blurry and you choose to know only through your physical senses, that is why God can't find you... You were never meant to be a mortal... You are the only animal in existence that God would want to have a conversation with... God created you in his image to live forever and rejoice, but you have chosen the temporary and have lost your way, this is why you live in vain only choosing that in which you are familiar and comfortable in the physical sense. That is why you choose, money, social validation, material wealth, and quick thrills, because you know deep down you'd have to bring yourself to a more profound form of humility in order to face your God who made you and confess that you were wrong... but no matter... whatever sins, whatever burdens, whatever feelings you may have... What happens on earth is forgotten yesterday and is forgiven for tomorrow. God loves you and wants to be with you, don't choose ego and pride over happiness. If you believe in God, no matter what, whether you are wrong or right, you have nothing to lose... as opposed to the alternative... God is waiting for you! He's been waiting since the beginning and will continue to do so... You think it's "too good to be true" but that is what you project from your heart which has been molded by the iniquities of this world by men like yourself, men who would take the word of the Lord and twist it to sound right in their own minds or believe half-heartedly and expect reward. God wants to be with you but can't because you've turned from him.... You are like a fish out of water thinking their is nothing beyond matter but their is a spiritual realm, YOU are living proof of this! Seek God in the scripture, find humility, find truth, reject ego, reject arrogance. If God is real and created you, why call him evil if you are not the same? I say to you, their is so much you have chosen to forget... Those with ears let them hear, for it is the sight that truly blinds a man! ... 1 Corinthians 2:11-16 Isaiah 5:20-21 Romans 1:18-32 Romans 2:1-29

  • @YouTube_MusicStyle
    @YouTube_MusicStyle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ​@weirdwilliam8500 It appears you've fallen victim to TH-cam cencership as I cannot provide you with anymore truth than what I've already given... sorry.... seek and ye shall find! Luke 17:21

  • @jeshus_deus_est
    @jeshus_deus_est 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am the way the TRUTH and the life

  • @EduardoRodriguez-du2vd
    @EduardoRodriguez-du2vd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is because the idea of ​​the existence of a god in Christian terms is completely irrational. Any defense of Christianity will necessarily be irrational and so, only a defense that responds to emotional needs.