The New and Improved "Pastor Matt"!Philosophical Meanderings with no real value or meaning
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Thursday, July 27, 2006

 

For those of you not familiar with the philosophical definitions in my interests list, I'll offer here a short definition of each.

Agnosticism:  Agnosticism is the philosophical view that the (truth) values of certain claims—particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities—are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far as to say) irrelevant to life.

Skepticism (philosophical):  Philosophical skepticism (UK spelling, scepticism) is the philosophical school of thought that critically examines whether knowledge and perceptions are true and whether one can ever have true knowledge.

Nihilism:  Nihilism is a philosophical position which argues that the world, and especially human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value.

Cynicism:  Presently the word generally describes the opinions of individuals who maintain that only self-interest motivates human behavior, and who are disinclined to rely on sincerity, human virtue, or altruism.  A modern cynic typically has a highly contemptuous attitude towards social norms, especially those which serve more of a ritualistic purpose than a practical one, and will tend to dismiss a substantial proportion of popular beliefs, conventional morality and accepted wisdom as irrelevant or obsolete nonsense.

Fatalism:  Fatalism is the view that human deliberation and actions are pointless and ineffectual in determining events, because whatever will be will be.

Individualism:  Individualism is a moral, political, and social philosophy, which emphasizes individual liberty, the primary importance of the individual, and the "virtues of self-reliance" and "personal independence". Individualism opposes the exercise of authority over the will of the individual, especially when exercised by the political state or "society"

Pessimism:  Philosophical pessimism describes a tendency to believe that the life has a negative value, or that this world is as bad as it could possibly be.

Physicalism (philosophical materialism):  Physicalism is the metaphysical position that everything is physical; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.

Rationalism:  In philosophy and in its broadest sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".  In more technical terms it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"

Relativism:  Relativism expresses the view that the meaning and value of human beliefs and behaviors have no absolute reference.

Take these views, combine them, and there you have my outlook. 

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take the Bible, read it, and there you have my outlook.

and by the way, love the new "goth" look. hope it makes you feel comfortable being in the dark. you must know how you are running from the light and thruth. and sorry to sound a bit foreboding,  but you'll not find what you are looking for in this "new you" lie you are telling yourself. but since you were once a Man of God, you already know that, don't you?

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Do you like to argue? Cause we could, and you could ruin my unfounded statements a piece at a time...
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