I believe “supernatural” is a vacuous term because we do not yet know the limits of the natural world. Once, lightening was considered supernatural. I get in my car, talk into a little handheld device, and it directs me to a destination 100 miles away (i.e. mobile phone and GPS) or allows me to talk to someone on another continent. A few centuries ago, that would have been called supernatural. — Art48
is meant to be supernatural (outside of or apart from nature) or a part of nature (the universe). — Ciceronianus
The new physics isn’t simply ‘more true’ than the old, it is qualitatively different in its concepts, but in subtle ways that are easy to miss. — Joshs
Fact is, I can readily admit I am simply trying to justify a degenerative habit. Whew. Thank God its over. — ENOAH
seemingly bona fide interactions are hard to come by outside of the law and jurisprudence system(?) — Shawn
The insidious nature of over-indulgence of the flesh and it's quiet, subtle as well as not so quiet and subtle controlling grip over man's destiny and most consequentially, society itself, whether it manifests as a conscious urge or theme one recognizes and responds to or has quietly become part of one's identity and character or community zeitgeist without it consciously being in people's minds as "important" or "occupying", ie. the measurable effect and influence remains pivotal whether or not it is viewed as such or even pondered at all, similar to unconscious bias. — Outlander
Ciceronianus is your source on all things Roman. — BitconnectCarlos
Then there's the distaste for philosophers like Heidegger, who stands out for his personal life associated with Nazism. — Shawn
So like most things, it was not the thing itself, but the principle behind it, in this case the lack of one, the dangers of blind indulgence, corruption and destruction of intellectual and moral values, and the resulting tendency of these things, especially when conducted in unison, to destroy societies and as a result end entire civilizations writ-large. — Outlander
understand notions of purity existed in Roman culture but they seemed to be very selective and not at all universal & dependent on social class. — BitconnectCarlos
Paris is a dump, London is beyond gone, Lisbon and Brussels are approaching a point of no return. Europe is busted. The belief that it is fine doesn't stand a one-week trip to De Hague. — Lionino
That's something that someone who has never been to Europe would say. Of it, Rome and Greece are places that exist outside of history books, they can be seen physically today, the glory is still there — someone who ignores it today would ignore it back then too. — Lionino
I am hoping we might discuss what Scholasticism had to do with the change. — Athena
the mad god Dionysus
— Ciceronianus
i.e. life-affirming ("ja-sagen") — 180 Proof
There is an abundance of such testimonies in interview form, from people alive today who have prayed and had such visions — Hallucinogen
Perhaps it seems that way because N's assessment was Dionysian and not as Apollionian as S's assessment.
6 hours ago — 180 Proof
Does life have any potential to be anything beyond suffering, — Arnie
The dreams coming true happens only in the movies and fictions. Waking up from the dreams into the cold reality is what happens in real world. — Corvus
Well, it may sound ridiculous, but who's to say that a god wouldn't punish the theists? — Scarecow
Nonetheless, if sin is in fact some act (or thought) contrary to the will of God, then it’s impossible for me (and for most people, I’d argue) to KNOWINGLY sin. — Art48