Post by Kimberly Iniguez on Oct 31, 2016 2:19:41 GMT
WEEK 8
Books: “The Unknowing Sage” and “Circle of the Wise”
Why is Faqir Chand's experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
Fagir Chand’s experiences were important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracle because he demonstrates that what a person/disciple believes in his mind it can lead to creating an illusion (visions) of what has already been accepted in their consciousness. In the book of “The Unknowing Sage” he talks about how while he was meditating his image appeared in other places healing the sick without being aware and had no knowledge, he claims, “People say that my Form manifests to them and helps them and helps them in solving their worldly as well as mental problems, but I do not go anywhere, no do I know about such miraculous instances” (Faquir, 9). The experiences of disciples and visions project their religious figure because they see or expect what their mind wants to see.
What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
The phrase philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy means that philosophy; the study of nature being analyzed in a particular system obtaining the knowledge/reality of its existence and function is associated with science in which science is the study of the structure of the physical world through various theories that are consistently observed and experimented. Therefore, the phrase states that if the philosophical theory is not backed up with science how will one believe if the statements are true if they are not being supported with hypothesis. Like in the book Circle of the Wise I like what a philosopher from U.C Riverside stated, “We remain skeptical and we are not going to form conclusions for which there is no strong evidence” (Fischer, 26). If a belief is going to be shared it should be shared with evidence in which science can come into play.
Books: “The Unknowing Sage” and “Circle of the Wise”
Why is Faqir Chand's experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
Fagir Chand’s experiences were important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracle because he demonstrates that what a person/disciple believes in his mind it can lead to creating an illusion (visions) of what has already been accepted in their consciousness. In the book of “The Unknowing Sage” he talks about how while he was meditating his image appeared in other places healing the sick without being aware and had no knowledge, he claims, “People say that my Form manifests to them and helps them and helps them in solving their worldly as well as mental problems, but I do not go anywhere, no do I know about such miraculous instances” (Faquir, 9). The experiences of disciples and visions project their religious figure because they see or expect what their mind wants to see.
What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
The phrase philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy means that philosophy; the study of nature being analyzed in a particular system obtaining the knowledge/reality of its existence and function is associated with science in which science is the study of the structure of the physical world through various theories that are consistently observed and experimented. Therefore, the phrase states that if the philosophical theory is not backed up with science how will one believe if the statements are true if they are not being supported with hypothesis. Like in the book Circle of the Wise I like what a philosopher from U.C Riverside stated, “We remain skeptical and we are not going to form conclusions for which there is no strong evidence” (Fischer, 26). If a belief is going to be shared it should be shared with evidence in which science can come into play.