Re: Wouldn't spiritual and substance be mutually exclusive?
Lordling Send a noteboard - 14/09/2009 06:20:45 PM
it generally is in debates...
My philosophy book tells that "substance" (substanssi) means the basic matter of reality; autonomously existing, the ultimate essence of a being. And other things that are hard to translate.
I don't see why you couldn't think that the ultimate essence of the world is spiritual. If some sort of God existed, he'd be spiritual.
Do you think there's some kind of spiritual substance in the universe?
14/09/2009 02:42:22 PM
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On a gut level, I think all substance is teleologically tied to one or more kinds of consciousness.
14/09/2009 04:03:31 PM
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aaah but who says we can percieve all there is to percieve in relation to our persons?
14/09/2009 04:14:08 PM
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But merely positing a soul (as a spiritual substance) doesn't actually explain anything.
14/09/2009 07:46:35 PM
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i'm not saying that all inexplained qualities are due to "soul"
14/09/2009 07:50:27 PM
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Re: i'm not saying that all inexplained qualities are due to "soul"
14/09/2009 08:05:41 PM
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Wouldn't spiritual and substance be mutually exclusive?
14/09/2009 05:27:09 PM
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Re: Wouldn't spiritual and substance be mutually exclusive?
14/09/2009 06:20:45 PM
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I think there is definitely a spiritual force that underlies the unity of all things
14/09/2009 06:11:01 PM
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Rum.
14/09/2009 08:25:46 PM
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YES! *NM*
16/09/2009 02:10:55 PM
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How are we not married? *NM*
19/09/2009 04:10:13 AM
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Not the way I'd put it, as jh notes, but unquestionably.
15/09/2009 03:17:22 PM
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The material universe precludes a purely natural cause.
18/09/2009 12:04:16 PM
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One little correction
20/09/2009 12:34:13 AM
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That makes it more complex, but I agree the same basic problem persists.
07/10/2009 12:11:07 PM
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