Re: Purported mystical "knowledge"

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Mon Sep 18 2000 - 10:13:57 BST

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From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Purported mystical "knowledge"
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    On Sun, Sep 17, 2000 at 02:50:56PM -0500, Joe E. Dees wrote:
    > > 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.

    Such incisive wit and wisdom, Joe -- I'm lost for words! 

    -- 
Robin Faichney

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