Tag Archives: epistemology

Program Notes: Aristotelian Thought

Posted on September 17, 2014 by ehurst

If you are born in any English-speaking country, you have a Western bias; you are part of Western Civilization. To be Western in any degree includes being Aristotelian. Indeed, it’s true to varying degrees in almost all of Europe and … Continue reading →

Posted in social sciences | Tagged civilization, culture, epistemology, history, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, western bias, western civilization | 5 Comments

Context: Angels and Demons

Posted on September 13, 2014 by ehurst

I refuse to dispute with Scripture. You can bet I’ll dispute over Scripture. That is, I will debate with you what it actually says, but I’ll never hide or confuse the issue intentionally. I can point to a wealth of … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged ANE, epistemology, hebrew literature, mysticism, propaganda, revelation, scripture, spirituality, Western mythology | 12 Comments

A Psychology of Evangelism

Posted on September 7, 2014 by ehurst

Clinging to Western rationalism in religious matters is tantamount to wallowing in the Fall. You can read English translations of the Bible through Western lenses and find frantic assertions that you absolutely must organize resources and invade other countries with … Continue reading →

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Threat Assessment 2

Posted on August 31, 2014 by ehurst

In the first century, it took significant funding for a handful of guys and gals to wander from town to town and present the gospel message. That was how you spread a new idea, by traveling to the next place … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged biblical morality, divine revelation, epistemology, gospel message, internet, Judaizers, spirituality, Two Realms, western civilization | Comments Off

EH&D 8

Posted on August 3, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) Justice Western Civilization is, so far, the pinnacle achievement of fallen human nature. It has become a moral black hole imploding upon its own materialism. This … Continue reading →

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Failure to Act Is No Sin

Posted on July 10, 2014 by ehurst

One of the greatest mistakes we make as believers is to surrender our allegiance to Christ in favor of allowing someone else to be our false Christ. The frantic urgency of activism assumes a self-evident course of action is the … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged christian activism, epistemology, peace, propaganda, psychology, spirituality | 1 Comment

Redemption and Restoration

Posted on June 26, 2014 by ehurst

Sister Wildcucumber raises a very good point: We’re told by many a guru that we must meditate ourselves away and out of this physical realm, daily, if we seek enlightenment. This world is illusion — you know the drill. But … Continue reading →

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Meta-religion

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ehurst

In English, “meta” anything is an effort to understand the thought and process of the thing itself. If I use the term “meta-blogging,” you would recognize that as a reference to blogging about blogging itself. So obviously meta-religion is religious … Continue reading →

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Defining Truth

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ehurst

Truth is a moral abstract, not an attribute of information. “Truth” is a word used in all sorts of ways, typically when asserting something entirely too easily proven false. Our main problem is how the world is handled conceptually. In … Continue reading →

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Talking Past Each Other 2

Posted on May 29, 2014 by ehurst

(The previous post by the same title is about computer stuff, but the principles are similar.) You cannot prove God exists, and they cannot prove He doesn’t. We who are spiritual are aliens to those who aren’t spiritual. They live … Continue reading →

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