Burning ghost wrote:
note: Just in case you are not aware I am tilted reasonably heavily toward a Jungian outlook on the human condition and the idea of archetypal patterns across religious symbolism.
I didn't think of that, but now that you mention it, yes it does make sense (you being Jungian, not Jungian doctrines). He represents everything I can disagree with in relation to psychology, the human condition and the world in general. I'm sure Mr. Jung would have thought the same if we had met.
-- Updated October 31st, 2017, 7:28 pm to add the following --
Chili wrote:Count Lucanor wrote: About the analogy between monotheism/polytheism and science, it's a way to say that science is pluralistic and perhaps polytheistic religions can be tought to be that way. Other than that analogy, there's no relation between science and religion.
Do you view 'science' as a methodology or a set of truths?
I could see both, depending on the context. Science is a human practice, subject to the vicissitudes of all human endeavors. Its protective armor against error is method. But it is also true that science builds a repository of knowledge which sets the bases for future research and development of new knowledge or revisions of previous consensus.
Chili wrote:
Don't all humans, even those who thoroughly utilize scientific methods, still find themselves embracing beliefs?
There are many type of beliefs and it's quite natural that people have them. But there's also a clear distinction between certainties obtained through methodological research and validation, and unsubstantiated opinions.
Chili wrote:Do you view your neighbors as agents?
If we are not in a Matrix movie, I don't understand the question.