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Rise Of Philosophy And Skepticism

historyGreek philosophy is as brilliant as every other creation of the Greek intellect. The line of thinkers which that little nation produced in three centuries has no parallel in the history of thought, and every conceivable variety or cast of speculation made its appearance. But Greek thought became distorted by religion. It turned away from science to “spiritual truths”. It has shown for all time how futile and mischievous is that high sounding appeal for us to turn from science to “spiritual truths”.

 

About Skepticism

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Skepticism, by the general philosophical definition, is the point of view that confronts every philoso­phi­cal thesis (many times, even the non-philosophical) with rational thought and doubtful criticism. The word derives from the Greek verb «σκέ­πτο­μαι (sképto­mè) = to think or to think about» whose action causes thinking and thought (based on logic, at least at the advanced level) which, in the context of skepticism is ai­med toward criticism and dispute. Finally, skepticism concludes with the acceptance or re­jection of a position and also leads to the clas­sification and sepa­ration of different po­si­tions.

 

Christianity

spirituality3In Philip Wogaman's "Christian Ethics: A historical Introduction", theinfluence of ancient philosophical traditions is evident. To what extenthave these traditions influenced early Christian thought? Is Christianethical thought an extension of earlier philosohpical traditions, or is itbased upon its own principles and ideologies? With these questions in mind,what and who is the basic foundational structure of this discipline?

 

Psychic Ability & Connecting It To You!

relations1For the past two decades, many aspects of metaphysical data have begun to sit prominently amongst bookshelves across the globe. Prior to this sudden instreaming of meta-info, there simply were no standardized public educative systems available to make the psychic retrieval & exchange process easily or generally understood.

 

Should Skeptical Inquiry Be Applied to Religion?

scienceThe relationship between science and religion has engendered heated controversy. This debate has its roots in the historic conflict between the advocates of reason and the disciples of faith. On the current scene, there is a vocal hallelujah chorus singing praises to the mutual harmony and support of these two realms or "magisteria." I have serious misgivings about this alleged rapprochement, but I wish to focus on only one aspect of the controversy, and ask: To what extent should we apply skepticism to religious claims?

 

Tracing the History of Yoga

The History of Yoga has a lot to do with the present times. The earliest Yoga started some 5000 years ago since human civilization has begun. The scholars have believed that Yoga was originated out of Stone Age Shamanism. This is because there were some cultural similarities between Mehrgarh which was a Neolithic settlement and the Modern Hinduism. The shamanistic culture of Mergarh was in fact influenced by Hindu ideals, symbols and rituals of the present. The ancient shamanism and early Yoga had so much similarity for the reason both wanted to go beyond the human condition.

 

Hidden Riches

From a historical perspective, 'The DaVinci Code' is good fiction ...

 

Spirituality -vs- Religion

Recently when someone asked me what religion I am I was perplexed.

 

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