Post by kevinvelasquez on Jun 12, 2015 22:36:12 GMT
Week 8 Question 1: Why is Faqir Chand’s experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
Faqir Chand states “all manifestations, visions, and forms that are seen within are mental (illusory) creations” (The Unknowing Sage, page 11-12 PDF). Faqir Chand experiences provides evidence and understanding of how he believe it is the projection of one’s conscience that came to reality. For example, when his daughter wants children and cannot provide, Faqir said both her and her husband will have many children so his daughter and her husband should not worry. Unfortunately, Faqir daughter and her husband had a second marriage, where he fathers many children. Faqir belief that her daughter’s husband came true but he forgot about the other possibilities; therefore, religious vision and miracle is that “Saint speaks or tells only that which is destined to happen. No Saint can cancel the result of your deeds” (The Unknowing Sage, page 80 PDF). Religious vision only sees on part of the vision and not a whole, thus excludes the details of others that may include other’s death or harm.
Week 8 Question 2: What is meant by the phrase, “philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy.”?
Philosophy is “the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduce” (Dictionary.com); therefore, philosophy an emotional thought to an idea, then tries to study it to learn its truth. Scientists use philosophy as part of the scientific method. The thought to a question of “what” and “why” is philosophy and if done well with a method, scientists discover a fact or theory. If philosophy is done poorly, it remains a thought that does not have enough evidence. Philosophy done well has support from theories or facts, whereas philosophy done poorly remains philosophy is just an idea one gets, tries to perceive, but never has support. In philosophy, there is no wrong answer because it is subjective to a person; however, a person should think logically. For example: I believe a balloon flies because the balloon entrapped a ghost, therefore balloon flies because a ghost flies. Although it’s a really bad example, it shows how an answer to a “why” should be logical, not just subjective.
Faqir Chand states “all manifestations, visions, and forms that are seen within are mental (illusory) creations” (The Unknowing Sage, page 11-12 PDF). Faqir Chand experiences provides evidence and understanding of how he believe it is the projection of one’s conscience that came to reality. For example, when his daughter wants children and cannot provide, Faqir said both her and her husband will have many children so his daughter and her husband should not worry. Unfortunately, Faqir daughter and her husband had a second marriage, where he fathers many children. Faqir belief that her daughter’s husband came true but he forgot about the other possibilities; therefore, religious vision and miracle is that “Saint speaks or tells only that which is destined to happen. No Saint can cancel the result of your deeds” (The Unknowing Sage, page 80 PDF). Religious vision only sees on part of the vision and not a whole, thus excludes the details of others that may include other’s death or harm.
Week 8 Question 2: What is meant by the phrase, “philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy.”?
Philosophy is “the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduce” (Dictionary.com); therefore, philosophy an emotional thought to an idea, then tries to study it to learn its truth. Scientists use philosophy as part of the scientific method. The thought to a question of “what” and “why” is philosophy and if done well with a method, scientists discover a fact or theory. If philosophy is done poorly, it remains a thought that does not have enough evidence. Philosophy done well has support from theories or facts, whereas philosophy done poorly remains philosophy is just an idea one gets, tries to perceive, but never has support. In philosophy, there is no wrong answer because it is subjective to a person; however, a person should think logically. For example: I believe a balloon flies because the balloon entrapped a ghost, therefore balloon flies because a ghost flies. Although it’s a really bad example, it shows how an answer to a “why” should be logical, not just subjective.