I am not in any way biased against Judaism — Jack Cummins
creative inspiration — Jack Cummins
Thanks for the useful links about Judaism. — Jack Cummins
The Art of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter is a fascinating exposition on that topic and is still to this day an influence on how I create music as an artist. — Noble Dust
I use it sometimes to create rhythmic structures in music, to the point that I sometimes write intensified structures subconsciously nowadays. — Noble Dust
Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you're critiquing a literalist interpretation of the Bible, which is pretty well known to be an extremely minority view among Christians, so it's sort of a straw man to discard the Bible on that basis. — Noble Dust
Basically what I do is take a musical time signature such as 7/8 (7 eighth notes per measure grouping) and then gradually "intensify" it by peeling off eighth notes; so the time signature would change to 6/8 for instance, and maybe all the way to 5/8 before shifting back to 7/8 or maybe even eventually expanding to 9/8. — Noble Dust
I'm sure the way I use intensification is a pale comparison to the richness of it's use in Hebrew poetry. — Noble Dust
I'm not sure what argument you're making, if any. Hazy generalizations don't get us anywhere. — Noble Dust
The Bible incorporates ideas about the relationship between God and human beings… — Jack Cummins
I'm surprised to find a number of old posts of mine about "The Bible" since I do not consider it particularly germaine with respect to discussing theism (I try not to bother with "god").I am asking what people think about the Bible, in relation to philosophy, and, certainly, it played a crucial role in the development of philosophy in Western society. — Jack Cummins
:up: E.g. Witty's TLP. Beckett's Trilogy (or "Godot"). Miles Davis' "Shhhhh/Peaceful" ...I am in favour of trying to demystify the ineffable. — Jack Cummins
I am asking what people think about the Bible, in relation to philosophy, and, certainly, it played a crucial role in the development of philosophy in Western society. — Jack Cummins
Accordingly, it may be said that (1) the source of the Bible is a higher intelligence (that may be human or divine), (2) its purpose is to direct us to a higher perspective, knowledge and experience of life, and (3) that it is addressed to those who have the capacity to understand its message and the will to put it into practice. — Apollodorus
I am glad that you mentioned the Koran as well, because I do believe in approaching religion from the various viewpoints. — Jack Cummins
To an extent, the New Testament is a foundational moral theory, completely revolutionary, that has mostly stood the test of time. — Kenosha Kid
It's sort of the Newtonian mechanics of morality: yes, we've moved on (or at least the secular world has), but what a first stab! — Kenosha Kid
If the New Testament was a first stab, why is it called "new" (as that would imply an old stab that it replaced) and it contradicts your prior statement where you called it revolutionary (as that would require a revolution from an old system). — Hanover
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