>>>>All the perennialisms I have observed are deductive systems. They begin with certain first principles and read them into various religious and spiritual systems. That is what I meant by triumphalist.<<<<
You replied:
>>That seems really odd to me. I would tend to think of triumphalism more as an attitude of superiority.<<
Exactly. You don't see my point? If you begin with a set of first principles, and you then deductively read them into various religious and spiritual systems, isn't that an attitude of superiority?
JS: That's fascinating. Didn't realize that.
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