We do know something.
We really should not say that we know nothing.
But we can know something and also God could speak to us by way of revelation.
What is wrong with God communicating to man some things which he would not otherwise be able to figure out?
A man should ask herself WHY that should be a unacceptable situation.
We have intelligence to seem to figure out some things.
And also an all-knowing Creator God has revealed some important things to us through means of revelation.
Is there some reason why that just has to be an intolerable situation?
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeSlow down, Hoss. This is not entirely true.
I agree that belief in general is a judgement based on knowledge, but don't think this is the case for 'religious belief'.
Religious belief is a judgement based on faith, not knowledge. Indeed, on occasions, religious belief is a judgement that goes against knowledge.
True story.
Some believe that faith is another form of knowledge.
Originally posted by SuzianneMost westerners consider koans some eastern curiosity. They want another and another.
"You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?" -- Hakuin Ekaku
Edit: We need a thread on koans. 🙂
Truth is a master gives a monk a koan to "solve" and that koan fills the monks mind night and day often for years. Sometimes the master will give them a new one, but nothing is certain in Zen. Everything is at the whim of the master, or so the texts would indicate.
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Originally posted by karoly aczelIf a koan had a rational solution it wouldn't be a koan. (It's intended to exhaust the rational mind and open the door to enlightenment).
Most westerners consider koans some eastern curiosity. They want another and another.
Truth is a master gives a monk a koan to "solve" and that koan fills the monks mind night and day often for years. Sometimes the master will give them a new one, but nothing is certain in Zen. Everything is at the whim of the master, or so the texts would indicate.
Considering someone like Robbie has only a paper thin grasp on rational thought, he is probably closer to enlightenment than the rest of us.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI had never realized that 'enlightenment' had dual (and opposite) meanings.
If a koan had a rational solution it wouldn't be a koan. (It's intended to exhaust the rational mind and open the door to enlightenment).
Considering someone like Robbie has only a paper thin grasp on rational thought, he is probably closer to enlightenment than the rest of us.