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Re (3): awakening
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Posted on September 25, 2005 at 05:54:23 PM by karen
I thought this was rather interesting:
"You seem to imply that the struggle to be "lights to ourselves" conflicts, rather than contributes to faith.
I disagree with you. If we follow their injunction to, above all else, seek truth, we inevitably discover the limitation of reason and the poverty of our own self-will. It is a humbling experience...not self-inflating and it often leads to an authentic...not just inherited...faith."
To me it does seem contradictory to be seeking for truth but at the same time be a light unto oneself. It seems that if this is how we find truth, then we are saying that truth is to be found only within ourselves, and what we will uncover is simply what our subjective feelings tell us is true or not. So I would have to agree that being a light to oneself conflicts with faith. If we look within for light and truth, we become a god unto ourselves rather than looking outside ourselves for God and truth.
I have always interpreted Socrates' statement to mean that we should examine ourselves to see where we are wanting, rather than examine ourselves to find truth within. So, I don't agree that they are the same thought, myself.
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- Re(4): awakening - By Sara September 26, 2005 at 10:26:13 AM
- Re(5): awakening - By Eric November 5, 2005 at 02:41:30 PM