Head V. Heart

[Khandro]

On another thread (which seems to have just been closed down for no apparent reason, hmmm!)
The subject of the intellect - which seems to be the final arbiter of atheists - was pitted against feelings in the heart, (or D.H.Lawrence's "blood")

Thinking further, & on the subject of slavery, the intellect would say, what a splendid thing it is !
You see, you capture these people, make them work hard with no reward for their labour, feed them just enough to keep them alive at the lowest possible cost to yourself, and then you sell what they have produced at an enormous profit, making you extremely rich. Intellectually speaking, what's wrong with that?

[Khandro]

n. The intellect alone will lead you astray, that is where atheists always get it wrong, thinking that their intellect liberates them, where in fact it is constraining.

"The intellect" Bergson (Henri) famously wrote, "is characterised by a natural inability to comprehend life, in contrast intuition grasps the world directly, holistically and leads to the very inwardness of life".

[naomi24]

Why do you think my intellect has led me astray, Khandro. What gives you that impression?

[pixie374]

16:10, sorry, missed you there, ttt. We've been through that before. It might be more helpful, if you could describe what you personally mean by it. Because, I tend to take those kinds of words and phrases as what they literally mean. What's the "AB meaning" please? Then I might understand you.

[pixie374]

Same question for khandro really... do you mean logic or understanding?

[Atheist]

Khandro:
"The intellect" Atheist (The) infamously wrote "is characterised by a natural ability to comprehend life; in contrast, intuition grasps the world indirectly, and leads to the very opposite of understanding."

[Atheist]

Khandro, you believe whoever says what you want them to say.

[andy-hughes]

Khandro - you seem content to regard people who don't believe as you do, as some sort of alien species to be examined, and then derided.

Not a very Christian approach, is it?

[Khandro]

AH; If they are alien species they wont be Christians will they?

[andy-hughes]

That's your presumption Khandro, not mine.

But assumption is a cornerstone of your lifestyle, it allows you to believe in a god, so it's no big stretch for you to assume belief systems of people you don't know.

[Khandro]

Klaatu barada nikto !

[andy-hughes]

Khandro, there is really only any point in being clever if your cleverness means more tom you than it does to anyone else.

In this instance, you fall well short of that basic requirement.