philosophy [Theme]
Already in the first centuries of the existence of Christianity and theology, two main positions began to take shape: some theologians believed that one should simply believe and not even try to understand God, because the human mind is in principle incapable of this, others believed that the main goal of any believer is to get as close as possible to to understanding God. And since the world is the creation of God, then by comprehending this world, we thereby comprehend the Creator.
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MegaMozg 01-05-2024 / 15:45
According to Marsilius of Padua, the church should be separated from the state, like reason from faith, and the church should be subordinate to the state. But secular power also deprives Marsilius of its divine
Quote Explanation: He was declared a heretic and forced to flee.
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MegaMozg 01-05-2024 / 15:39
A righteous person with God in his soul does not care about anything earthly, does not become attached to anything, he is not interested in property, career, etc. He perceives everything that happens around him and with himself in an infinite sense.
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MegaMozg 01-05-2024 / 15:30
There must be poverty
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MegaMozg 01-05-2024 / 15:27
Based on the Gospel of John, which begins with B
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MegaMozg 01-05-2024 / 15:18
In Eckhart's teachings, the central idea is the unity of man and God, the natural and supernatural worlds. The world exists because God has the idea of creation and the will to create. God is also the unity of being and knowledge. God is an intellect whose existence consists in knowing itself.
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MegaMozg 01-05-2024 / 15:09
At least remember me.
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MegaMozg 29-04-2024 / 08:09
Above all speculative knowledge and arts is the ability to carry out experiments, and this science is the queen of all sciences.
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 16:00
The main reasons for human ignorance: trust in dubious authority; long-term habit of known opinions; vulgar nonsense of the crowd; ignorance of scientists hidden under the guise of know-it-all.
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:57
Truth is a child of time, and science is the daughter of not one or two scientists, but of all mankind, therefore each new generation of people must correct the mistakes made by previous generations.
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:54
In reality, we find a gradation of beings that differ in the degree of perfection, kindness, nobility, truthfulness, etc. But the very fact of gradation implies the presence of something maximally perfect, kind, noble, etc. But what is maximal in truth, maximum and into being. Therefore, there must be a reason for perfection, kindness, nobility. This is what is called God.
Quote Explanation: proof of God's existence
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:51
Knowledge and faith, reason and Revelation are in a state of harmony, complement each other and do not contradict each other. Some of the religious truths, for example about the trinity of God, are not accessible to the human mind; in this case, a person can only believe.
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:48
Abelard considered doubt to be the starting point of any research, and the scientist’s job is to, following the path of reason, move from doubt to truth. This is possible only with the consistent and correct application of dialectics (logic). The dialectical mind is a questioning mind, in constant search, questioning even the statements of Holy Scripture, but with the goal of understanding it more deeply.
Quote Explanation: Abelard (1079-1142) - French philosopher, theologian, writer, poet.
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:45
The capture of Rome in 476, considered the beginning of the Middle Ages, was for Europe only one of the episodes of the Great Migration of Peoples, which took place in the 5th-8th centuries. This period was called the dark period in history.
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:42
Features of Byzantine philosophy: almost complete immersion in religious issues: philosophical ideas and methods are used almost exclusively to discuss theological problems; the unconditional primacy of faith over reason: the authority of Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition is placed much higher than the authority of science.
Quote Explanation: The existence of Byzantium 395-1453
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MegaMozg 27-04-2024 / 15:33
