I appreciate philosophy, and I don't think it's the means by which we will begin to comprehend and make sense of spirituality, religion, and Creation. The other paradox is that all these competing views are like small slices of a whole, or the blind men each touching part of an elephant attempting to articulate truth about the nature of an elephant from their incredible limited perspective. We can (and do) create models of understanding for something that lies outside our ability to comprehend. Nature is the best model of what is True and real. That's why I'm primarily Animist.
Further, I think it's incredibly important to invite female and non-binary perspectives into the conversation - not just male authors and philosophers. Especially if you want to illuminate the circular, horizontal nature of the Divine Feminine.
Definitely trying to get a variety of voices in here. I do think that Western culture is held back intellectually and spiritually by our religions and philosophy, specifically monotheism, but also the Enlightenment. I am attempting to propose a logical philosophical model that can challenge the current paradigms being taught.
Looking to other cultures that are animist or polytheistic is completely taboo among both Christians and atheist scientific materialists. You will never hear an Ivy League scientist say, "Those Hindus or Native Americans have anything to teach us." Even though Native Americans taught us democracy and socialism, while the Hindus gave us the number zero, negative numbers, and quantum mechanics. I am trying to bridge this gap with my philosophical model.
We need to break from the shackles of our cultural prejudices if we hope to move forward as a civilization.
I appreciate philosophy, and I don't think it's the means by which we will begin to comprehend and make sense of spirituality, religion, and Creation. The other paradox is that all these competing views are like small slices of a whole, or the blind men each touching part of an elephant attempting to articulate truth about the nature of an elephant from their incredible limited perspective. We can (and do) create models of understanding for something that lies outside our ability to comprehend. Nature is the best model of what is True and real. That's why I'm primarily Animist.
Further, I think it's incredibly important to invite female and non-binary perspectives into the conversation - not just male authors and philosophers. Especially if you want to illuminate the circular, horizontal nature of the Divine Feminine.
Definitely trying to get a variety of voices in here. I do think that Western culture is held back intellectually and spiritually by our religions and philosophy, specifically monotheism, but also the Enlightenment. I am attempting to propose a logical philosophical model that can challenge the current paradigms being taught.
Looking to other cultures that are animist or polytheistic is completely taboo among both Christians and atheist scientific materialists. You will never hear an Ivy League scientist say, "Those Hindus or Native Americans have anything to teach us." Even though Native Americans taught us democracy and socialism, while the Hindus gave us the number zero, negative numbers, and quantum mechanics. I am trying to bridge this gap with my philosophical model.
We need to break from the shackles of our cultural prejudices if we hope to move forward as a civilization.