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  1. Hermit Philosopher

    Ideology

    Do I agree that “science vs. religion debates” boil down to differences of opinion? No, because there are different types of debate between science and religion. Instead I’d say this: when the fields debate matters of actual science, religion falls short and is often (not always, but...
  2. Hermit Philosopher

    Should Denmark Ban Qur'an Burning?

    Denmark took a sound course of action in (re)defining the public burning of religious scripture as hate-speech (already illegal). Had it remained legal to burn qurans outside of mosques, it would have been hard for them to argue against the public burning of Torahs outside of synagogues -and...
  3. Hermit Philosopher

    Ideology

    Apologies, but I “posted” before I was done last time. I mentioned that I think of it in the exact opposite way. What I meant is that, as I am fairly certain that I very seldom have any way of accessing all facts relating to any actual situation before me; I must rely and base my actions on my...
  4. Hermit Philosopher

    Ideology

    Strangely, I feel the exact opposite. In relation to ideologies (in the standard definition of the term), we speak of fundamental concepts, like purpose, values and principles. These, we apply in practice always to existing situations (real predicaments). When you talk about “objective...
  5. Hermit Philosopher

    Ideology

    Sorry, but as far as I know, that is not the usual definition of ideology. The term ideology refers instead to a set of held, coherent ideas (a package, if you will), broadly impacting on a person’s general mottos and way of life. Ideologies are often political but are found also in industry/...
  6. Hermit Philosopher

    How Do You Observe Holy Sabbath Day?

    On Saturdays. In stillness, rest and contemplation. Biblical… hmm, I think so. Though I differentiate between what I do in Sabbath (Saturdays) and what I do during the Day of the Lord (Sundays). My need for a weekly Sabbath comes naturally to me. Unlike the studying of scripture belonging to...
  7. Hermit Philosopher

    Burning Scripture

    It’s the context that matters. Nothing else. And ironically: if I was burning religious scripture somewhere, where there’d really be grounds for doing so, I’d likely risk being killed by the state because of it. Yet, if I am burning religious scripture where that scripture has no authority (and...
  8. Hermit Philosopher

    Life after death is impossible

    Yes, life after death is quite literally impossible, but existence is not. Humbly, Hermit
  9. Hermit Philosopher

    Is He A Messiah For Your Child?

    Yeah, that’s not good. I’d be having serious words with my kids if they were into this person. Humbly, Hermit
  10. Hermit Philosopher

    Is He A Messiah For Your Child?

    Sorry, but is Andrew Tate not that incel person convicted of rape? Humbly, Hermit
  11. Hermit Philosopher

    the soul is not dependent on brain activity

    What stands out to me in the interactions that you chose as examples, is that the participants appear to be competing with each other about …“something”. The more we think of things as being matters of “truth” (esp. in singular), the more often interactions become competitions as oppose to...
  12. Hermit Philosopher

    the soul is not dependent on brain activity

    Hello @It Aint Necessarily So! I’ll likely fail to refrain from speaking of what you see as “more fluff”, as what’s “fluff” to one person is instead “obvious” to another and vice versa - none of them particularly “right/wrong”, in my own view. But as I read it, you ask for: a)...
  13. Hermit Philosopher

    Where is the sacrifice?

    I’d say that there certainly is loss in Christ’s experience. But yes, there is also gain - as there often is in sacrifice: one sacrifices something for something else. Humbly, Hermit
  14. Hermit Philosopher

    Where is the sacrifice?

    On a mundane (as in “worldly”) level: the suffering of public judgement and crucifixion. On a spiritual level: the human experience of ego and all that comes with it; including the sacrifice of divine perspective and innocence. Humbly, Hermit
  15. Hermit Philosopher

    Sorry @Thousand_Clouds, I missed your question! I don’t live in Sweden, no. I’m in U.K.

    Sorry @Thousand_Clouds, I missed your question! I don’t live in Sweden, no. I’m in U.K.
  16. Hermit Philosopher

    the soul is not dependent on brain activity

    Consciousness as we know it, for sure. But perhaps the sort of “consciousness” that @Starlight speaks of is a “divine, universal” sort; one that we have no separate, proper term for because it is not exactly like the neurological one we usually refer to by our term of consciousness? That makes...
  17. Hermit Philosopher

    Non-Christians enter into the Kingdom?

    Yes, it is not your religion that gets judged and accepted/rejected from the book of life and the kingdom that follows; it’s the effects that your use of free will had on the unfolding of life itself. Humbly, Hermit
  18. Hermit Philosopher

    Welcome to RF @Thousand_Clouds, I hope you find it interesting and inspiring. Where in Sweden...

    Welcome to RF @Thousand_Clouds, I hope you find it interesting and inspiring. Where in Sweden are you from? Jag har rötter och släkt i Bohuslän. Jag tror det finns fler svenskar här också. Humbly, Hermit
  19. Hermit Philosopher

    The Random Positive Words Thread

    Goodness! What a surprise and honour. Many thanks, @Secret Chief Humbly, Hermit
  20. Hermit Philosopher

    Evidence for the Existence of Love

    How do you mean @ChristineM ? That your love for your children makes you act perfectly towards them, always? That they love you unconditionally and therefore never feel that you make mistakes that require forgiving? That they love you in a manner that means that they forgive your shortcomings...
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