Re: Purported mystical "knowledge"

From: Joe E. Dees (joedees@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Sep 17 2000 - 20:50:56 BST

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    From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk>
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    > On Sat, Sep 16, 2000 at 04:39:18PM -0500, Joe E. Dees wrote:
    > > In fact, mystics
    > > generally have a distaste for us philosopher types, who insist on
    > > asking them annoying questions like "what do you mean when you
    > > say..." and "how can that be true when this, which directly
    > > contradicts that, is irretrieveably the case..."
    >
    > I consider myself a mystic and a philosopher, and I thrive on such
    > questions.
    >
    > If you still consider "mystic" and "philosopher" to be necessarily
    > contradictory, then you haven't been following the exchange between
    > Vincent and myself. Or not closely enough, anyway.
    >
    Mystics like to consider themselves to be philosophers;
    philosophers refuse to agree to be considered mystics.
    > --
    > Robin Faichney
    >
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