"If you or others want to laugh at me for my presumption in the face of my limitations, I will not begrudge you that right. After all, I regularly laugh at myself."
Well said.
And very interesting observation, AZGeezer.
I think many who have thought of this deeply, have seen this connection.
We must not try to convert the atheists, however.
They will be provided for in the grand scheme of things, and probably no worse for wear.
Just my thoughts on this.
Will try to write something when the flames die out.
And Helen, this was a very thought-provoking diary! "When the abyss stares at me, it wets its pants." Brian Hopkins
I actually spent some time composing that response; my attempt to be a bit more specific as to what I meant about a possible quantum theory, (or a possible successor to current theories that account for such phenomena.) While these theories have mostly dealt with phenomena on the nano-scale or smaller, my own sense it that if such systems are required to explain events on those levels, comparable theories are likely to be found at some point on a macro scale. I was satisfied merely to have clarified some of my own murky thinking by so doing. Your response is icing on the cake. As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
While these theories have mostly dealt with phenomena on the nano-scale or smaller, my own sense it that if such systems are required to explain events on those levels, comparable theories are likely to be found at some point on a macro scale.
the hermetic philosophy, essentially.
your posts are very enjoyable, one can feel how much and how deeply you have wondered about these chestnuts. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
