RE: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone

[David Miller]

Wow, Lance.  That was real interesting.     I just received a book in the mail by Torrance called the Mediation of Christ.  I can’t wait to read more.  It appears that Torrance took a TRULY holistic approach toward understanding, which is a challenge to me because I have been trained to be reductionistic.  I think he is going to help bring me to some new levels of understanding that have always been out there on the horizon for me, but somewhat distant and not focused.  Thanks for sharing. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida.   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Questions set the tone   The deepest questions are those which penetrate to our ultimate assumptions or beliefs and which exercise a regulative control over our knowledge in any sphere. These are questions as to the framework of thought with which we operate and, from which we put our questions. They are questions as to the hidden preconceptions of which we may not be properly aware. We all operate with regulative beliefs of this kind which are tacit and informal. They are not normally noticed and they operate axiomatically in our interpretive framework. Their power over us is in proportion to the fact that they are tacit and they are axiomatically held. BUT WHENEVER A CRISIS ARRIVES, whenever deep conflicts in opposing frameworks of thought arise, then our unconscious assumptions, our latent beliefs, are suddenly thrust to the surface and we are forced to think them out. UNLESS WE BELIEVE WE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND and it's only if we believe that we will understand. There is no understanding without the commitment of the mind to objective reality and to its natural or intrinsic intelligibility. (TFTorrance) Indeed, what nature did Christ assume at His Incarnation....? Lance