But people are only driven to the type of irrational acts of war, with the addition of a commanding ideology. — AmadeusD
What was the ideology that made that invasion okay? — Athena
Due to a commanding ideology replacing those faculties... They are thinking morally, but not your moral system. Its teleogical divine command theory.How about they enter war because of a lack of principles and moral thinking? — Athena
Yes.....quite right. Unsure what the implication for our exchange is here. My points essentially rest on this. — AmadeusD
teleogical divine command theory. — AmadeusD
By it being entirely separated from Western Thought from about 1100AD. By religious warfare, ironically.
We stole from Arab scholars, for sure, but that doesn't mean our thought are intertwined systems. We nicked sources and ran away with them. Islam stayed put, and is still there today, for the most part. Developing algebra isn't relevant to what we're discussing here. — AmadeusD
Bill Graham did such a great Christmas about how God wants us to send our sons and daughters to fight in Iraq that I almost enlisted myself and I am strongly opposed to that military action and Christianity. — Athena
How horrifying that humans can think a God wants them to fight wars, so they engage in war. — Athena
Believing it is a god of war we should follow is a bit horrifying isn't it? — Athena
No man can win a war alone, but if they are charismatic the people are superstitious enough to believe their leader is a god or chosen by God, this leader can lead his people to war and win. — Athena
Believing we do terrible things because it is our evil nature instead of believing a false belief is the problem, distresses me a lot! What do you think? — Athena
algebra, or math in general, is relevant to this discussion. — Athena
Math is at the foundation of empirical thinking and proofs. — Athena
It is all about math, the whole universe, and everything we do. Just because people don't know, does not mean it is not so. — Athena
Okay . I don't agree with you but I don't have time to argue this morning. I think math is the language of God and there is not rock evidence of that, so it is more of a poetical notion. — Athena
Egyptians were well aware of triangles but did not have a concept of a proof making the notion of a triangle universal — Athena
The Chinese notion of chi has proven very useful — Athena
The link you gave us is great. — Athena
How about if we think of god as beyond our comprehension instead of a person with supernatural powers? — Athena
We must stay awake to learn the logos, the reason why things are as they are and can we change this or not — Athena
You are a pleasure because you make me think about what I think and because you do so without putting me on the defensive — Athena
Remember the question is the most important thing. With the question of why acupuncture works,a second system of pain messages was discovered and with that chi was proven. Here is an explanation of chi. — Athena
I think great leaders ride on a wave that is created by the circumstances of the moment. I think we should be paying more attention to the masses and what is driving them. Why are so many clinging to a tribe, instead of their own comprehension of the good? — Athena
That is perfect. Isn't there an argument for not having a name for the God of Abraham? The word "god" is generic, isn't it? The idea that God is beyond our comprehension is not mine. I think the God of Abraham religions deal with the problem of creating a god in our own image. The problem is a personal god meets our human needs better than a force that is not made in our image.I understand what you're getting at, but that category is far too broad to have a name. What aspect of 'beyond our comprehension' are you pointing to? Anything beyond our comprehension? Seems a bit of a McGuffin. — AmadeusD
I truly, seriously do not think there is anything to support this position.
Could you please present me with unbiased, peer-reviewed work that shows that 'chi' is real? Having been ensconced in new-age groups and thinking for a decade or more, I did look into Qi very deeply because i 'bought' it at the time. It seems to me there is literally nothing, anywhere at all, that can be trusted to legitimate that concept. Would be very much open to something which shows - without ideological investment - something reasonable about it. While I'm, not able to run the video right now (at work) from what I know of him, Jesse Enkamp is a typical McDojo internet talking head with very little in the way of sensible takes. Have run in to him/his work around Jiu Jitsu many times over the last few years and its routinely been shown as nonsense designed to make money.
Traditional Chinese medicine explains acupuncture as a technique for balancing the flow of energy or life force — known as chi or qi (chee) — believed to flow through pathways (meridians) in your body. — Mayoclinic
a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.
"the European Broadcasting Area extends from the Atlantic to the meridian 40°E"
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(in acupuncture and Chinese medicine) each of a set of pathways in the body along which vital energy is said to flow. There are twelve such pathways associated with specific organs.
"the slow movements and postures of t'ai chi open up and align the meridians of the body" — Oxford languages
Did you know Tolstoi and Dostoyevsky had an entire discussion about whether great men were great or simply people at the right time at the right moment? This resulted in War & Peace and Crime & Punishment.
I'm a historie totale guy myself (camp Tolstoi). — Benkei
The only problem with Dostoevsky is that the characters in his major works are always in the wrong place at the wrong moment. — javi2541997
That is perfect. Isn't there an argument for not having a name for the God of Abraham? The word "god" is generic, isn't it? The idea that God is beyond our comprehension is not mine. I think the God of Abraham religions deal with the problem of creating a god in our own image. The problem is a personal god meets our human needs better than a force that is not made in our image. — Athena
logos, reason, the controlling force of the universe. — Athena
Okay, chi isjust another word for energy — Athena
Not because I understand these points of view, but because I don't and some good arguments might resolve that problem. — Athena
Along with what is chi, what is harmonic resonance, rhythm, and organic balance? Math helps us understand such things, and then we get logos an understanding of cause and effect. — Athena
the only education my father wanted me to have was home economics — Athena
Do you want to go there? — Athena
The Tetragrammaton. YHWH. Definitely discussions/disagreements around that particular thing - but it doesn't touch what i'm trying to ask. How could you conceptulise something beyond comprehension? If that's the definition of a God, it's necessarily useless. — AmadeusD
Absolutely agreed, on the reason for that, though. I think the conceptions of God used throughout religions are necessarily formulaic in that they must meet some image parity, or else be redundant for the above reason.
I don't know how these three are related, other than in a bit of esoteric thinking. What's the controlling force of the Universe in your view? Reason?
What were the first gasses in the universe?
These were mainly helium and hydrogen, which are still by far the most abundant elements in the universe.
The early universe | CERN — Wikipedia
What was the first gas law?
Boyle's Law - Definition, Equation, & Facts with Examples
Boyle's law is a gas law given by the Anglo-Irish chemist Robert Boyle in 1662. He stated that the pressure exerted by a gas is inversely proportional to the volume occupied by it at a constant mass and temperature. — Wikipedia
(to the underlined): To my understanding, it is clear that: absolutely not. Qi is conceptualised as a substance which makes up the practical notion of the body in TCM, and functions in supernatural ways. It's understood as a basic, all-defining mechanism of the body which can cause or cure disease, allows for motion, and is the psychologically-motivating life-force in humans. It is definitely not analogous with Western (or even Middle Eastern) concepts of energy. I think it is very misleading to assess it as 'just another word for energy". It is closer to a wide-ranging use of the Western term 'consciousness' with less strict limitations in action.
Electricity is required for your nervous system to send signals throughout your body and to your brain, making it possible for you to move, feel, and think. — Irving Yee
These energy slaves are the mitochondria, and there are hundreds or even thousands of them inside every one of your cells (with the exception of red blood cells) and in every other human alive. They still resemble their bacterial origin in appearance, but we can no longer exist without them, nor they without us. — Dr Steven Zuryn
The classic role of mitochondria is oxidative phosphorylation, which generates ATP by utilizing the energy released during the oxidation of the food we eat. ATP is used in turn as the primary energy source for most biochemical and physiological processes, such as growth, movement and homeostasis. We turn over approximately our own body weight in ATP each day, and almost all of this is generated by mitochondria, primarily within muscle, brain, liver, heart and gastrointestinal tract.5 The pre-eminent role of eating is to provide the fuel for mitochondria, and the pre-eminent role of breathing is to provide the oxygen and to remove the carbon dioxide produced during oxidative phosphorylation by mitochondria. Similarly, a major role of the cardiovascular system is to deliver the substrates (glucose, fatty acids, oxygen) and remove the products (carbon dioxide) of mitochondrial activity. — Br J Dermatol.
Yes, fun! :grin:Not because I understand these points of view, but because I don't and some good arguments might resolve that problem.
— Athena
I would suggest that if you don't understand a point of view, no argument will be truly relevant - but it can be a lot of fun! — AmadeusD
Along with what is chi, what is harmonic resonance, rhythm, and organic balance? Math helps us understand such things, and then we get logos an understanding of cause and effect.
— Athena
I don't think these are coherent leaps in discussion. I'm unsure how any of the following three items relate enough to Qi to be relevant
Listening to music may boost exercise ability, ease stress and anxiety, and enhance recovery from strokes. — Harvard
Are you speaking about Logos as the Christian notion, or some other concept? In the former light, it seems a little weird to speak about in conjunction with Eastern, supernatural concepts.
The only education my father wanted me to have was home economics
— Athena
Absolute bollocks, and I'm sorry that was the case.
Do you want to go there?
— Athena
Sure. The quotes don't support your contention. Those quotes shows that the AMA accepts that TMC practictioners merely believe that those things are the case (i.e that Qi exists, acupuncture deals in it, etc..). The claims are all hedged in the language of the claim, and nothing there suggests the AMA thinks Acupucture, or meridians, are legitimate medical practices. Even integrative health doesn't take it.. that.. seriously:
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture-what-you-need-to-know#:~:text=There%20is%20evidence%20that%20acupuncture,shown%20to%20improve%20lung%20function.
What is the success rate of acupuncture to quit smoking?
According to Ballal et al.,14 performing smoking cessation acupuncture for six weeks produced a smoking cessation rate of 50.1%, 45.5% of the subjects reduced their consumption to 5 cigarettes and 4.3% failed to reduce smoking.
The Effects of the Acupuncture Treatment for Smoking Cessation in ... — Yonsei Med J.
Reducing pain can be physically understood as an externality of the practice, unrelated to the spiritual aspect supposed to be inherent in acupuncture (from a TCM perspective). Just as aligning the spine can be nice and very helpful for eg Athletes, it wont cure a disease (the analogy being chiropractic).
Our minds are not capable of knowing all that could be known — Athena
For me, that is a God beyond comprehension. — Athena
The purpose is to keep ourselves humble and preferably out of holy wars. — Athena
That notion of God has closed people's minds to anything else. — Athena
I do not know enough about physics to answer your question. Somehow there was an energy and that energy became manifest. This is the kind of thinking that goes with understanding the controlling force of the universe... — Athena
How did those gasses lead to the manifest universe? — Athena
What is supernatural about chi? — Athena
There is connection with mitochondria and our breath that is also related to chi. — Athena
What keeps our heart in rhythm? — Athena
Some people may think that is a spiritual explanation. — Athena
Logos is a Greek concept, along with the notion of a God having 3 aspects, making the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost one god, not 3 gods. Christianity is Hellenized Judaism. The concept of logos is Greek, not Hebrew. — Athena
But I want to defend the good of a man supporting the family financially while the woman supports the family emotionally and socially in many very important ways. — Athena
then post a link that does — Athena
There is evidence that acupuncture may — Athena
What is the success rate of acupuncture to quit smoking? — Yonsei Med J.
Something is happening and because this is proven insurance now pays for acupuncture treatments. — Athena
I do not understand why you speak of "the spiritual aspect"? What do you mean by spiritual? Is this in line with believing in angels and demons? — Athena
There seems to be a gap between my consideration of energy and your consideration of the spiritual realm. — Athena
Even if you are brain surgeon, there is a lot you do not know. We rely on the experts and what each of them knows is very limited. Our brains are very limited when it comes to knowing a lot. That is a lot is not very much, but if we want we can google for information and maybe we will learn something or maybe not. Sometimes we put a whole team of people onto the task of learning something, like how to get to the moon. Or think historically before there was science. Not even the smartest people could know what we know today.Then what is capable of knowing things our minds are not able to know? It seems to me this is a bit backwards - If we can't know it, how can it be knowable? — AmadeusD
Until you understand how little we can know, it might pointless to argue what is beyond our comprehension.I just can't understand why you're invoking 'God' as a gap-filler in your knowledge. It seems to illustrate the very basic misstep almost all religious thinking requires. "I don't know, therefore God". I understand you don't ascribe (from what i can tell) any Abrahamic notion of God, to that issue but you're using it as a proper noun so its hard to ignore :P
The purpose of what?
"That notion of God has closed people's minds to anything else.
— Athena"
Then what, in your view, is the use of the term? It seems that the Ancients as you're positing, were extremely misguided in their use of the concepts they pretended to. Calling the Sun a personal God is... wild... which is what Apollo is, essentially.
"I do not know enough about physics to answer your question. Somehow there was an energy and that energy became manifest. This is the kind of thinking that goes with understanding the controlling force of the universe...
— Athena"
Huh. Fair enough. This appears to be magical thinking to me and is logically followed by "in the beginning there was the word, and the word was made flesh' type of stuff. Not my bag.
I did not say those gases existed before the universe was manifested. It was manifested in an order and became increasingly complex.How did those gasses lead to the manifest universe?
— Athena
They didn't. They are included in the manifest universe, not prior to it. So, i think this and the next response are a bit out of step with reality, to my mind.
What is supernatural about chi?
— Athena
The entire concept is beyond natural laws. It is posited, as i've noted, that Qi carries multiple supernatural properties and exerts its force, supernaturally, upon the body and mind. I've outlined that, and your quotes don't approach those outlines.
You will have to explain those supernatural properties before I can respond to what you are thinking. However this morning in the pool I was pondering why you are so resistant to the notion of Chi. How can you imagine a nervous system that connects the body with the brain and not Chi? What makes it different?
There is connection with mitochondria and our breath that is also related to chi.
— Athena
I cannot see any connection between any of these things in your comments and quotes, so i'll leave that part - I reject the notion still, though. [/qoute] Yes it is obvious you are not getting what I am saying and I am not getting what you are saying.
I have to hurry this along as I have to get to work. From my point of view you are not thinking anything through. I wish I had more time. This link is about music affecting the growth of plants. https://www.google.com/search?q=music+effects+the+growth+of+plants&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS926US926&oq=music+effects+the+growth+of+plants&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGA8YFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBdIBCjExMDE5ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8What keeps our heart in rhythm?
— Athena
Its own electronic impulse - the cardiac conduction system. It is separate from the rest of the body's electric system as far as I know.
Some people may think that is a spiritual explanation.
— Athena
They would be mistaken. Music's ability to 'heal' is squarely psychological, as opposed to medical (though, I agree both are essentially physical issues). It does not have any effect on specific functions of cells or healing properties of the body itself. It is like rest increasing your ability to heal..
The entire concept is beyond natural laws. It is posited, as i've noted, that Qi carries multiple supernatural properties and exerts its force, supernaturally, upon the body and mind. I've outlined that, and your quotes don't approach those outlines. — AmadeusD
My line of reasoning is cause and effect, not supernatural."We now know that eukaryotes can live happily without any remnant of the mitochondria." Mitochondria are the descendants of bacteria that settled down inside primordial eukaryotic cells, eventually becoming the power plants for their new hosts."
https://www.science.org/content/article/first-eukaryotes-found-without-normal-cellular-power-supply#:~:text=%22We%20now%20know%20that%20eukaryotes,plants%20for%20their%20new%20hosts.
Logos is a Greek concept, along with the notion of a God having 3 aspects, making the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost one god, not 3 gods. Christianity is Hellenized Judaism. The concept of logos is Greek, not Hebrew.
— Athena
This doesn't answer either part of my question - but ftr, I am aware. I did not posit it was anything else. — Athena
Are you speaking about Logos as the Christian notion, or some other concept? In the former light, it seems a little weird to speak about in conjunction with Eastern, supernatural concepts.
I don't know how these three are related, other than in a bit of esoteric thinking. What's the controlling force of the Universe in your view? Reason?
Even if you are brain surgeon, there is a lot you do not know. We rely on the experts and what each of them knows is very limited. Our brains are very limited when it comes to knowing a lot. That is a lot is not very much, but if we want we can google for information and maybe we will learn something or maybe not. Sometimes we put a whole team of people onto the task of learning something, like how to get to the moon. Or think historically before there was science. Not even the smartest people could know what we know today. — Athena
Until you understand how little we can know, it might pointless to argue what is beyond our comprehension. — Athena
If you think you know God, you know not God. You wrongly think you know God and this is why we should not name Him or make images of Him. We should stop deluding ourselves with the notion we know God. — Athena
Scientific explanations of the beginning of the universe sound magical to you why? Logos is about empirical knowledge, not magic. You have me very confused. Is there any information that is not magical to you? I think you giving a good demonstration of the problem religion has caused. — Athena
I did not say those gases existed before the universe was manifested. — Athena
How did those gasses lead to — Athena
You will have to explain those supernatural properties before I can respond to what you are thinking. However this morning in the pool I was pondering why you are so resistant to the notion of Chi. How can you imagine a nervous system that connects the body with the brain and not Chi? What makes it different?
Yes it is obvious you are not getting what I am saying and I am not getting what you are saying.
I have to hurry this along as I have to get to work. From my point of view you are not thinking anything through. — Athena
That was made perfectly clear and the demonstrations of Chi are very real. — Athena
You can not understand anything if you are unwilling to do the thinking. Denying what is scientifically accepted such as proof of acupuncture brings us to a dead end. — Athena
My next thought is to get an aura reading to determine where my aura is weak and strong. — Athena
Can you direct me to that outline of what is supernatural about chi? To me what you said in the above quote, is like saying gravity has supernatural properties. Chi is simply a life force energy. That life force may be mitochondria. — Athena
My line of reasoning is cause and effect, not supernatural. — Athena
This makes absolutely no sense. No one would ever, in their right mind, attempt to debate something incomprehensible. What I am trying to ask is why are you talking about hte possibility of knowing things which are, by your use of hte words, impossible to know? Seems like a pointless starting block to a pointless exercise in mystic thinking (nothing wrong with that, but it's not philosophy imo). — AmadeusD
We are operating in different dimensions if you do not read the above as Supernatural. I don't think its worthy continuing about Qi if you do not understand its most basic properties and bases for belief in it. — AmadeusD
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