Can there exist a state of being that entails no thing, apart from byproducts of mind contingencies? Yes. That is the state of being conscious, and the consciousness one experiences is the direct (self) evidence of it.
The very dangerous deceit of Islam and its founder is that it pretends that we, imperfect perspectives of one field of consciousness, can comprehend an exact message of the holism of Consciousness, as presented to us through various metaphors, sacred texts, and cookbooks, any more so than we could were we to come face to face with God. Once the premise of a perfect creed or cookbook is accepted, survival of the fittest creed can easily go to the most vicious. The way not to make a meme of viciousness a self-fulfilling "fittest" is to help thinkers not to accept its premise.
There is no Higgs particle by which to explain matter and wrap it up in a pretty bow. There is no material thing, either dependent or independent in itself, that is not derivative of relationships feeding back among perspectives of a unifying Consciousness, which avails the mathematics that limit and define our ground of being, which abides in that holistic and synchronizing Consciousness.
At most, taking consciousness as the fundamental given, we might someday derive the system of math that establishes the parameters for the one frame of reference that presents as our universe. However, as to the character, purpose, and teleology of that Consciousness, we can only hope to receive intuitive and empathetic glimpses and interpretations, dependent upon points of view and frames of reference. That can be wondrous enough. We have no need artificially to paste onto God a character for being a vicious monster.
The very dangerous deceit of Islam and its founder is that it pretends that we, imperfect perspectives of one field of consciousness, can comprehend an exact message of the holism of Consciousness, as presented to us through various metaphors, sacred texts, and cookbooks, any more so than we could were we to come face to face with God. Once the premise of a perfect creed or cookbook is accepted, survival of the fittest creed can easily go to the most vicious. The way not to make a meme of viciousness a self-fulfilling "fittest" is to help thinkers not to accept its premise.
There is no Higgs particle by which to explain matter and wrap it up in a pretty bow. There is no material thing, either dependent or independent in itself, that is not derivative of relationships feeding back among perspectives of a unifying Consciousness, which avails the mathematics that limit and define our ground of being, which abides in that holistic and synchronizing Consciousness.
At most, taking consciousness as the fundamental given, we might someday derive the system of math that establishes the parameters for the one frame of reference that presents as our universe. However, as to the character, purpose, and teleology of that Consciousness, we can only hope to receive intuitive and empathetic glimpses and interpretations, dependent upon points of view and frames of reference. That can be wondrous enough. We have no need artificially to paste onto God a character for being a vicious monster.
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I used to think Islam could undergo a reformation. But I begin to think it will have to be sloughed off. There are simply too many passages in the Koran that glorify the remorseless degradation and killing of all who do not believe in the the remorseless degradation and killing of persons who believe otherwise. So Islam will always hold appeal for the most viciously ignorant, deceitful, or corrupt.
The problem is, we are enriching despots of Islam. Further, even were Islam sloughed off, that may bring under question all traditions that rely on revelatory truths. That may necessitate replacements, reinterpretations, and long term committments. But where in Western Civ is there understanding or backbone for such committments? If we don't find that backbone, I suspect human freedom and decency will perish. Thus far, I see no such backbone among secular humanists or tolerat-arians. If the needed backbone appears, it will be in respect of people of stout good faith and stout good will.
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