JT Thompson Sun 2002/06/02 09:53 PM wrote
<snip>
Things that transcend mankind tend to also transcend the language and
mental faculties of mankind. Certain experiences cannot be adequately
understood unless they are shared. But then, where exactly would a
person have to be in order to share my inner experience...
<snap>
[Blunderov]
I agree that there are aspects of the universe/reality, that we are not
equipped to properly fathom. My personal numinous experience of this
universe could be described as a stark amazement at the incredible
"is-ness" of it all. Not one day goes by in my life that I am not amazed
that anything exists at all; somehow it seems an unnecessarily
complicated state of affairs when compared to a nice elegant zero!
If I wasn't an atheist I might be inclined to call this awesome force of
is-ness "God"(the first cause?).
The trouble with the G-word is, in my view, that it has generally become
associated with a direct personal relationship between humanity and
[insert name of choice here] in which the Deity takes a personal (and
frequently disapproving) interest in the day to day let and doings of
his creatures.
This idea of "God" has the notion of Monarchy as a central metaphor; the
rule of a divine king, who, as is the wont of kings, gives to his
subjects the laws, most especially the "moral" laws, by which they must
live.
(Often found closely attending the monarchy metaphor is the idea that
there are those in the community who are privileged authorities on the
minutiae of the intentions of the Deity.)
Warm regards
Blunderov
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