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Friday, April 08, 2022

On the Genesis of Evolution & Evolution of Genesis

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Creation is the nexus between eternity and history. -- Dávila   Now that we're flipping through the The One and the Many , might as well...

On the Genesis of Evolution & Evolution of Genesis

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Creation is the nexus between eternity and history. -- Dávila   Now that we're flipping through the The One and the Many , might as well...
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Thursday, April 07, 2022

On Having Your Crock and Bleating it Too

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Most of the quotes in the previous post are from W. Norris Clarke's  The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysic . Not muc...

On Having Your Crock and Bleating it Too

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Most of the quotes in the previous post are from W. Norris Clarke's  The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysic . Not muc...
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Wednesday, April 06, 2022

God, the Ultimate Jazz Trio

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Let's begin with a couple of aphoristical barbs from the nonlocal pen of Petey:  Every metaphysician knows that God is the supreme cause...

God, the Ultimate Jazz Trio

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Let's begin with a couple of aphoristical barbs from the nonlocal pen of Petey:  Every metaphysician knows that God is the supreme cause...
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Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Taking God Personally: Omniscience is Omnipathos

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In my hiatal state, I've been dwelling on this conundrum of God's supposed immutability. We've discussed it in the past, but for...

Taking God Personally: Omniscience is Omnipathos

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In my hiatal state, I've been dwelling on this conundrum of God's supposed immutability. We've discussed it in the past, but for...
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Friday, March 25, 2022

A Hiatus It Is Then

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Eight days without a post. What is it? A pause? A respite? A reprieve? A sabbatical?   All of the above? As always, there's no plan, whe...

A Hiatus It Is Then

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Eight days without a post. What is it? A pause? A respite? A reprieve? A sabbatical?   All of the above? As always, there's no plan, whe...
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Thursday, March 17, 2022

In Reality

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In reality.... What do we even mean when we say that? Speaking for myself, I suppose it is to distinguish something from appearances : it lo...

In Reality

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In reality.... What do we even mean when we say that? Speaking for myself, I suppose it is to distinguish something from appearances : it lo...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Where's the Damn Cosmos? It Was Here a Vertical Moment Ago...

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Just some free associating, i.e., spontaneous and undirected thinking out loud...  In his The Form of Transformed Vision , our late unknown ...

Where's the Damn Cosmos? It Was Here a Vertical Moment Ago...

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Just some free associating, i.e., spontaneous and undirected thinking out loud...  In his The Form of Transformed Vision , our late unknown ...
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Monday, March 14, 2022

Please Hold While Bob Waits for Something More Important to Write About

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Here's an excerpt from a letter by Schuon that reminds me of why I had to move on from psychology and begin the non-pursuit of Abiding o...

Please Hold While Bob Waits for Something More Important to Write About

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Here's an excerpt from a letter by Schuon that reminds me of why I had to move on from psychology and begin the non-pursuit of Abiding o...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2022

How to Tell a Worthless Layabout from a Serious Idler

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 "To speak of the Absolute," writes Schuon, is to speak of the Infinite; Infinitude is an intrinsic aspect of the Absolute. It is ...

How to Tell a Worthless Layabout from a Serious Idler

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 "To speak of the Absolute," writes Schuon, is to speak of the Infinite; Infinitude is an intrinsic aspect of the Absolute. It is ...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Too Much Manichee Business

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Some people say existence itself is a miracle, and they are most certainly correct: for the gap between nothing and anything , let alone ev...