Hi, Richard, At 02:32 PM 11/1/2004, you wrote: >>..Alright then: so far so good. If the Manifestation of God is taken as a >>structuriization there may be some discussion about man.<<
IMO, each Prophet would be a particular. The concept, "Manifestations of God," is a universal or structurization. >> For if it is determined that his reality is a structuralizaton of God, we have one >> answer.<< I wouldn't call the Reality, in the sense of the Soul, of any one Prophet a structurization. In my view, it is a creation. >>In physics 101 we learn the a weight at the top of an inclined plane on the planet >>earth has a certain potential energy. That energy can be calculated. I would think >>that the whole of the mechanism would be considered a mixture of particulars (the >>weight of the weight, the incline angle, the length of the incline taken separately) >>....<< As I see it, the mixture would consist of structurizations, and the mixture itself would be a structurization. However, the substance of the "mineral kingdom" (another structurization) is the particular. >>... and the result of the complex as a set of relationships that are >>contextualized, meaningful and volitional would be a secularization [Mark: >>structurization?].<< I agree with that. >>Can the capacity of man to know God be called a structurization?<< I would call an individual capacity a manifestation of a particular human soul. However, the concept of "human capacities" or "capacities fo know God" would, to me, be a structurization. Mark A. Foster * http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the best hamburger" -- Mark Twain and Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
