I like all of them but the first. I am fairly sure that I understand what he's getting at, that very often religious dogma is used to shut down curiosity. But factually speaking both philosophy and theology start with axioms, oftentimes the same axioms. The history of all philosophy, west and east, is deeply intertwined with theology and scientific inquiry. Up until the 1600s religious life, mysticism, intellectual life, and science were considered to all be essential to each other in most cultures.
Grateful to see this post. Dogmas are passed down, which requires individual wrestling in a community. One of the realities of all faiths is they have some form of revelation, and Heschel himself has some great things to say about doctrines of revelation. Revelation changes how we solve problems as a community, the end result being dogmatics.
Man, it's been years since I've read this book! Thank you for adding these quotes. I'm particularly struck by "Awe is an act of insight. . . . wisdom is fostered by awe." Many of the problems I see on the Twitterverse is a distinct lack of awe in the users. The Heschel quote makes me wonder if that is why there's a lot of unwisdom on the internet.
I appreciate your quotes. IMO: unfortunately modern humanity won't give them the time to read. If you don't have a "bumper sticker" or Twitter size phrase. Forgettaboutit.
I feel as though that's a bit reductive and not really the energy we should be bringing to a discussion. I'm not necessarily saying you're not right in a lot of cases, but it could be seen as disparaging to some.
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