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Some years ago I posted an excerpt of an address by Ravi Zacharias on Youtube to which very recently someone had posted a comment. So I went back and had a look. A previous comment from a couple of years ago had also appeared and which I have no recollection of. So I went to respond to that, and … View moreSome years ago I posted an excerpt of an address by Ravi Zacharias on Youtube to which very recently someone had posted a comment. So I went back and had a look. A previous comment from a couple of years ago had also appeared and which I have no recollection of. So I went to respond to that, and was given the message that my response failed to publish.
Lots of times...
I tried various ways to work around it, none of which worked.,
So I post both of them here because they bear a relation to what I have been posting on Neighbourly recently. But this also demonstrates how easy it is to live with internally contradictory beliefs.
For any that are interested, Youtube videos can be viewed and listened to quickly by speeding up to 1.5 times normal speed if you are pressed for time. And also, they have a transcript that can be opened at the same time as playing. Words, once spoken then disappear and don't always leave a lasting impression on the mind, so a transcript is great to catch a point and ponder it. One will have to do some editing to get it accurate as it seems automated.
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2 years ago (edited)
"Ravi has a very shallow understanding of Eastern mystic philosophy. I has nothing to do with "non-contradiction" it has everything to do with reality.
We know you can't have a square circle. But we also know that you can't have black without white.
And there are seemingly contradictory things in life that do unite. Such as white being the color of all the colors of the spectrum mixed together.
How do you know for sure that Ravi's skin is brown? A dog would perceive black and white. Is his reality an less valid than Ravi's who THINKS his skin is brown? Life and reality is relative. The Matrix is the prime example of this.
If Ravi had ever debated Sadhguru, Osho, or Alan Watts (instead of the previous knuckle head) he'd of quickly dropped his nonsense."
Now imagine the gall of someone from the West telling someone from the East that he doesn't understand the Eastern mindset! Religious pluralism in India is just how life is in that part of the world.
My response-
So you think The Matrix is real? You say: "Life and reality is relative" that is an unqualified claim to objective truth, but if everything is relative- how can that be known objectively? How can you know it? If everything is relative, then so is your statement or proposition of truth. So then I can take you seriously, or I can take you as a sound signifying nothing, and either way is completely valid- on your view.
Did you not hear him? When you denounce something, you are already assuming that you are speaking about some objective reality. You have already presupposed some objective reality, by which to distinguish what is relative. However, if your statement is objectively true, then why can't other statements be objectively true? Therefore, it would seem- that by the impossibility of the contrary- objective reality exists, is knowable, and communicable,at least to some extent, (although the obtuseness which is sometimes evident does make one wonder about that!).
As to your analogous reference to how a dog perceives the colour of his skin. What the dog sees, is objectively true for the dog- and all dogs everywhere and at any time if they are colour blind, and it is just as objectively true for all people everywhere and at anytime who know that dogs don't distinguish colour.
Since truth is so related with honesty, because that is the virtue by which every party in a dispute wish to exemplify, we can point to objective morality as standing on solid ground.
And since Youtube will not let me publish this response on my own video excerpt, after having tried the fixes suggested by others multiple times, here I am asking for justice!
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What are your thoughts on tenants paying letting fees? Housing Minister Phil Twyford has put forward a bill that would ban landlords from charging letting fees to tenants. Is the bill a good idea? Let us know in our poll below.
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If you didn't live in your neighbourhood, which town or city would you vote as your favourite in New Zealand? Is it the capital, the Garden City, Dunedin, or perhaps our City of Sails? We want to know which Kiwi town reigns supreme in NZ. To share your thoughts, take part in our poll!
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Tsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving ends on 1 April.
Northland’s 184 sirens will sound on the afternoon of Easter Sunday 1 April first at noon for 10 minutes and then again at 12.30pm for just 30 seconds.
Click here for all the information: ► … View moreTsunami sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will be tested when daylight saving ends on 1 April.
Northland’s 184 sirens will sound on the afternoon of Easter Sunday 1 April first at noon for 10 minutes and then again at 12.30pm for just 30 seconds.
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Our news media have been busy the last few days lamenting the loss of one of the shining stars in the world of physics. Not only could Stephen Hawking accurately be described as luminary in the realm of physics, his courage and example in the face of a physically debilitating disease… View moreyoutu.be...
Our news media have been busy the last few days lamenting the loss of one of the shining stars in the world of physics. Not only could Stephen Hawking accurately be described as luminary in the realm of physics, his courage and example in the face of a physically debilitating disease that had originally been predicted to take his life within two years of its onset. were also reason to celebrate his extraordinary life.
He was in later years also renown for being a champion of a particular worldview, and it is on that basis that I want to share this video, out of a sense of balance, to temper somewhat his influence in this area.
The overriding consensus among mainstream media can, without fear of contradiction, be termed secular, so the following video I put forward because, unless you have this particular interest, this is not something that you will see or hear otherwise.
Water quality testing at Otuihau / Whangārei Falls shows this water needs some help! Most bacteria in the water come from livestock and wild birds. Regional plan rules are coming which will require riparian fencing upstream of the falls. We’re working to improve the water quality by … View moreWater quality testing at Otuihau / Whangārei Falls shows this water needs some help! Most bacteria in the water come from livestock and wild birds. Regional plan rules are coming which will require riparian fencing upstream of the falls. We’re working to improve the water quality by contributing towards costs of stream fencing and planting in this catchment. Call Lorna Douglas on 09 4701105 or 0276720005 for a free, no-obligation site visit.
No matter how good your mattress was when it was new, eventually it will become less comfortable, and it will start giving you signs to tell you that it is the right time to buy a new mattress. An aged mattress is going to have less support, as it becomes saggy in the middle. It is very … View moreNo matter how good your mattress was when it was new, eventually it will become less comfortable, and it will start giving you signs to tell you that it is the right time to buy a new mattress. An aged mattress is going to have less support, as it becomes saggy in the middle. It is very uncomfortable for the body to sleep on such a mattress.The pressure points increase, and the body gets a bad posture while asleep on a worn out mattress, and this is the reason for your backache and sometimes a bad posture too. Read our new blog here: goo.gl...
With over 200 events registered - Neighbours Day Aotearoa is gonna be a big one this year! If you've registered an event and want it on the public events map on our website check your inbox (or spam folders) for an email from us. If you can't find it, email us and we'll pop it up … View moreWith over 200 events registered - Neighbours Day Aotearoa is gonna be a big one this year! If you've registered an event and want it on the public events map on our website check your inbox (or spam folders) for an email from us. If you can't find it, email us and we'll pop it up online ASAP #NDA2018
Come along to one of our public meetings this month or our Have Your Say event on 5 April. We want to hear what you think about our proposed Long Term Plan for the next 10 years.
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