tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post5334367748711786340..comments2023-08-27T12:35:12.308+02:00Comments on sanscrite cogitare, sanscrite loqui: Is it irrational to believe in God?elisa freschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-54394663435067376062012-08-18T07:40:01.277+02:002012-08-18T07:40:01.277+02:00The idea of Naiyāyika, Śaivas and the others who t...The idea of Naiyāyika, Śaivas and the others who try to build rational theology is indeed to say that karman is a śakti and that God is the śaktimān. In general, the idea of śaktis of God have been used a lot also by Vaiṣṇavas. The Mīmāṃsaka would still object that we postulate that karman is a śakti only in order to accommodate the śaktimān.elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-28000070212246972632012-08-18T02:59:00.621+02:002012-08-18T02:59:00.621+02:00Who is Karman, by the way? Is he related to Shakti...Who is Karman, by the way? Is he related to Shaktiman?Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829053219715458764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-69957395467770119432012-08-13T14:29:20.502+02:002012-08-13T14:29:20.502+02:00Hi Amod,
I agree with your point, although I am n...Hi Amod,<br /><br />I agree with your point, although I am not sure that there is only one way to phrase what should be true in order for the sentence "God actually exists" to be true. I am afraid the sentence is too much ontologically oriented and thus risks to remain within the precinct of an ontological God (see this post: http://elisafreschi.blogspot.co.at/2012/08/when-it-becomes-rational-to-believe-in.html<br />and this one:<br />http://elisafreschi.blogspot.co.at/2012/08/god-and-way-world-is.html).elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-29073704514771480562012-08-11T00:47:16.690+02:002012-08-11T00:47:16.690+02:00Absolutely, at least if by "rational" yo...Absolutely, at least if by "rational" you mean "comparably strong to most atheist arguments" rather than "absolutely convincing" (the latter would seem to <em>require</em> that God actually exist). I dealt with what I think is the most compelling such argument in this post:<br />http://loveofallwisdom.com/2011/10/value-as-proof-of-god/<br /><br />It was the culmination of the argument I developed in these:<br />http://loveofallwisdom.com/2011/09/finding-value-at-the-heart-of-reality/<br />http://loveofallwisdom.com/2011/10/why-evolution-doesnt-explain-value/<br />http://loveofallwisdom.com/2011/10/the-buddhist-problem-of-value/<br /><br />It sounds like it was a similar line of reasoning - though not an "argument" as such - that ultimately persuaded Leah Libresco.Amod Lelehttp://loveofallwisdom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-90765580993035891862012-08-07T15:16:17.410+02:002012-08-07T15:16:17.410+02:00Hi Evgenija and thanks for the comment!
I agree wi...Hi Evgenija and thanks for the comment!<br />I agree with you (anyone who does ont?) that one can perfectly rational in a certain sphere, while being irrational in a different one. Even a logician falls in love or prefers a certain flower out of whimsical reasons, I suppose. I was just trying to leave all personal experiences out of the picture. What remains is the question: is it intrinsically anti-rational to believe in God? I will try to answer in a next post.elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-47816716474772581312012-08-06T21:12:46.536+02:002012-08-06T21:12:46.536+02:00Is it rational to believe? And what it is, to beli...Is it rational to believe? And what it is, to believe in God? Is it possible to describe it in rational terms? <br />Probably a rationalist can believe in God because of some personal (that is irrational) experience. <br /><br />On the other hand, does being a rationalist in philosophical issues implies being rational in all spheres of one's life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com