Dear Brent,
Your wrote:
Ron, it's clear from your last word, where you have been reading.
Just as critical thinking is an important part of examination of revealed
religious truth, so is evaluation of what others write about religion. Where
exactly are they leading you? To where they
Dr. Maneck, I understand that you and many others on this List, and many
Bahai scholars and Administrators believe in Omniscience at Will, Omnipotence
at Will, and other similar concepts that I have difficulty with. I would
sincerely like to better understand how you maintain these beliefs
Hello Gilberto and Mark,
Gilberto wrote:
In the Bahai writings I think Paul is described as a
saint and an apostle and a most faithful servant of Jesus and his
epistles are quoted from as well. I guess, that just implies a certain
amount of respect but doesn't necessarily imply infallibility.
Mark wrote:
If it were up to me, I would end it today. However, as time goes on, review
may become increasingly irrelevant anyway. For instance, how will the fact that
Google is about to digitize several major libraries relate to the absence of a
global policy regarding online review?
Well,
Susan, what a beautiful concept you describe below. Your pre-modern mind was
always more open to miracles than mine, would that mine were more like yours!
Susan wrote:
I mentioned the Asharites who shared this perception. They saw existence as
made up of atoms, but these atoms were not
Brent,
Thanks for your kind comments (and for listening to me so thoughtfully). I am
meditating upon your thoughts as I work this week. Hopefully I will digest my
frustrations and get over them. ;-)))
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Brent, thank you for a very thoughtful reply. It certainly helps me to
understand how you think about these kinds of issues and why you believe as you
do. I think that there probably are many Baha's who have similar views as
yours. Your thoughtful analysis and sensitive approach are
Hello James adn thank you for your comments,
James Mock wrote:
What is a known law? If you had asked people 600 years ago, they would
have proven to you that the world is flat.
We cannot accept things known today as scientific fact.
. James, what you say is certainly ture in some instances.
While encouraging those Bahais who are upset about the Ruhi Method to get
over it and move on, Dick Detweiler wrote :
Surely the tent is big enough for that?
I agree with him and I am not too concerned about the Ruhi methods. I have
attended Ruhi classes and they dont bother me, although
correct in my impression?
I believe that Baha'u'lah would make the same criticism today of Baha'i
attitudes, that He made when He wrote the Book of Certitude.
On Friday, December 10, 2004, at 09:27AM, Ronald Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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While encouraging those Bahais who are upset about
James Mock wrote:
There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition
through which the healing takes place is the confidence of the heart. By
some this state is reached through pills, powders, and physicians. By others
through hygiene, fasting, and prayer. By others
First a quote:
Papal infallibility and biblical inerrancy are the two ecclesiastical
versions of this human idolatry. Both papal infallibility and biblical
inerrancy require widespread and unchallenged ignorance to sustain their claims
to power. Both are doomed as viable alternatives for
Thanks for the suggestion, Mark,
I looked up George Lakoff on the Wikipedia and a few other sites a found with Google,
and he sounds really interesting. His ideas on embodied mind in particular strike a
chord with me, since I do believe that human thought is based very much on emotions
and
OK, Mark, thanks for the recommendation, I will definitely try to find time to read
Metaphors We Live By.
By the way, from 1988 until 1994 I lived in Overland Park (Nottingham Forest) within
walking distance of Johnson County CC. I wish I had been a Baha'i then, it would have
been a pleasure
I am sure that you and your mother have the prayers of everyone who reads this list.
I am really sorry for your loss.
Ron Stephens
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