MOQr's
A quote, then a couple of questions.
" First, on the existential level, the self-understanding and self-identity
that flow from THIS TRADITION'S insights into the crises and traumas of life
are indispensable for me to remain sane.... I do not think it possible to put
forward rational defenses of one's FAITH that verify its veracity or even
persuade one's critics. Yet it is possible to convey to others the sense of
deep emptiness and pervasive meaninglessness one feels if one is not
critically aligned with an ENABLING TRADITION. One risks not logical
inconsistency but actual insanity; the issue is not reason or irrationality
but life or death." Cornell West
West was talking about Christianity but, IMHO, one could substitute any
religion's name or, mysticism for that matter, for these TRADITION'S and the
quote would still be true. Understanding that the author's next statement is
"Of course the fundamental philosophical question remains whether [the
tradition] is ultimately true" But ultimate truth of religions is not the
point I'm concerned with here. The questions are:
Is the Metaphysics of Quality an enabling tradition?
What role does FAITH play in the MoQ?
My first thought is that Dynamic Quality requires a great deal of faith.
Dave Thomas
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