(urth) Oannes

[Antonin Scriabin]

"Actually we have a relevant observation from Wolfe: “Silk is a good man in
a bad religion.”  Plainly he thinks that there can be better or worse
conceptions of the Divine, even if all are imperfect."

This seems to me more of a statement about Silk than the Divine.  Also, now
I can think of is Oreb continually assuring all players in the story that
Silk is a "good man!". [?]

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:

>
>
>  *From:* Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>
> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:
>
>  >
> > "The same way that one group of humans could have a better grasp of
> science,
>  >
> >
> or economics, or poker,"
>
> >
> So, repeatable experiments and mathematical models?  How are these
> applicable
>  >
> to the study of "the infinite", especially when by "the infinite" is
> meant, "the divine"?
>
>  I should have said “analogous ways”, I suppose.  (Though perhaps
> repeatable experiments and mathematical models could provide insight in
> some ways.)
>
>
> >
> >
> "To say that the unknowability of absolute truth renders all views equally
> valid is
>  >
> >
> the silly end of relativism."
>
>  >
> Not really, if you add the qualification "equally valid *on the topic of
> absolute truth*".
>
> Actually we have a relevant observation from Wolfe: “Silk is a good man in
> a bad religion.”  Plainly he thinks that there can be better or worse
> conceptions of the Divine, even if all are imperfect.
>
>  - Gerry Quinn
>
>
>
>
>
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