Spiritual Personality Types

[mball1297]

Originally Posted by Tau

How can you approach Ancestor worship as an atheist, if you dont really believe it you are not really an Ancestor Worshipper...thus the term Ancestor Worshipper is not applicable.

I do not understand I admit, the whole notion is illogical and bizzare, how can a thing be a thing and yet not a thing?

How can one approach Ancestor Worship monotheistically, makes utterly no sense whatsoever.

You cant bend words around like that, you may as well be talking gibberish.

Maybe the best thing would be either for Storm to explain it in more detail, or for you to read the book. I fear I can't do much better then Storm did in the OP, at least not right now. I guess the best thing is to think of the term "atheist" in this case as more of an arbitrary label attached to a way of looking at something, and forget for now it's connotation of "not believing in God". It can be confusing, and I had to re-read it myself to get a good grip on it, but I can see it being useful.

[Storm]

Originally Posted by Tau

How can you approach Ancestor worship as an atheist, if you dont really believe it you are not really an Ancestor Worshipper...thus the term Ancestor Worshipper is not applicable.

I do not understand I admit, the whole notion is illogical and bizzare, how can a thing be a thing and yet not a thing?

How can one approach Ancestor Worship monotheistically, makes utterly no sense whatsoever.

You cant bend words around like that, you may as well be talking gibberish.

You obviously have yet to understand the concept, then. Funny how nobody else seems to be having trouble. I would try to explain it again, but you obviously have no interest in it, either. So, why are you here again?

[Tau]

Originally Posted by mball1297

Maybe the best thing would be either for Storm to explain it in more detail, or for you to read the book. I fear I can't do much better then Storm did in the OP, at least not right now. I guess the best thing is to think of the term "atheist" in this case as more of an arbitrary label attached to a way of looking at something, and forget for now it's connotation of "not believing in God". It can be confusing, and I had to re-read it myself to get a good grip on it, but I can see it being useful.

Well...I will read this book.

Then I will reply on this thread.

[Storm]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

It reminds me of the old Gnostic groupings of Hylic, Psychic and Pneumatic.

It's interesting as a psychological analysis but ultimately flawed since most, if not all, people straddle the line between two or more of those categories. I can see aspects of my personal viewpoint expressed in both categories 1 and 4.

Can you think of any remedies for the flaw?

[Tau]

Originally Posted by Storm

You obviously have yet to understand the concept, then. Funny how nobody else seems to be having trouble. I would try to explain it again, but you obviously have no interest in it, either. So, why are you here again?

Whatever Storm Il get back to you when I read the book.

I by the way do not require your approval to post anywhere...lol..nor do I need to explain myself.

Honestly...how rude.

[Tau]

Originally Posted by Storm

Can you think of any remedies for the flaw?

Dismiss the theory?

LOL

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Storm

Can you think of any remedies for the flaw?

An infinite number of categories, which would unfortunately just be silly - some flaws we just have to accept as the inevitable limitations of language.

[Storm]

Tau, I've asked you before, please stop spamming up my thread.

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