THE PHILOSOPHICAL CLOUD Most people seem to be walking around in a self invalidating philosophical cloud. The certainties they want to attain, whether they are mortal or not, CAN NOT be attained until they have attained the certainties they can attain. Once an unquestionable continuously reverifiable standard of perfect certainty has been attained, like say "I exist and care", or 'Something exists', or "I perceive different colors", this standard can be used to weed out the remaining false certainties and vanities that people are crushing themselves with, leaving their minds free to see the truth should it deign to show itself to them. Like it says, you gotta knock, but you gotta knock HARD with absolute tone 40 intent. If the being is still lost in false certainties and no standard of perfect certainty in sight, he will never be able to muster the nerve or the might to open the door. It doesn't take force to open the door, but if the door opens you had better be able to wield force or the on rush will sweep you away. And he just won't 'be there' if the door does open on its own, as a gift, which it does once in a while (prime postulates). Thus false certainties close the door to wisdom because true wisdom is always a perfect certainty. Perfect certainty is the beginning of wisdom and opens the door to more wisdom. Homer PS: A perfect certainty is always 'Would you bet your eternity in hell on it?' If truely a perfect certainty, the being should have no qualms about making the bet. If the guy says "I don't make bets and I don't believe in Hell", well send him on his way. He is lying and knows it. He makes a bet with every breath that he takes, and not only does he believe in hell, he's TERRIFIED of it, as he is IN hell. He's already in hell forever underneath that 9 to 5 facade he calls his human life. He is denying perfect certainty of anything, even his own existence, because he is terrified of certainty, as underneath the 9 to 5 nonsense, he is 'certain' he is in hell forever. He does need that false certainty cleared, but that won't happen until he admits its there. However at that moment you will have one flaming crazy pc on your hands, so you had better have handled this material yourself and be able to audit it flying upside down with both wings on fire. How much would it be worth to you to know before you die exactly how long you will remain in hell after you die or your next lives? Homer - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Homer Wilson Smith The Paths of Lovers Art Matrix - Lightlink (607) 277-0959 KC2ITF Cross Internet Access, Ithaca NY homer@lightlink.com In the Line of Duty http://www.lightlink.com Tue Jul 18 13:37:27 EDT 2006 Mon Feb 23 13:38:25 EST 2015