Referred to as the 'ethical atheist' by many, Hermes Trismegistus was far from such as defined in Webster's: "–noun - a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings." My research shows a pragmatic philosopher of purported truths; a priest, if you will, of a broadened scope of reality than traditionally accepted within Christianity.
If one person, many persons or merely a myth, Trismegistus is readily associated with the occult where again I find no application by definition. "–adjective - of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies. –noun - the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole. I have not found that any of his works are in said fashion maybe loosely, but no more so than any religion would fall under such a term. I can only infer that, as in all religions, people chose to interpret his readings in such a way as to make them applicable for ego-centric relevance.
I argue that the 'divine trinity' is respect for knowledge before us provided by 'the ALL'; an all-encompassing deity, that is not magical nor mystical. It is our fundamental unawareness of the past creations or an unnecessary origin that creates mysticism.
There is a respect and admiration for the unknown, such as birth and death. The words are put forth by Trismegistus in such a way as to invoke awe, encourage tolerance and apply scientific theory to that we can; our minds are our uniqueness and our commonality. Applying analysis to an encultured philosophy was and still is an act of transitional alienation. An act only those with confidence are willing to sacrifice acceptance for and empower knowledge regardless.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Hermes Trismegistus
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Enlightening.
"It is our fundamental unawareness of the past creations or an unnecessary origin that creates mysticism."--I could not disagree more. The theory of evolution is accepted as fact by most biologists and scientists--in fact, it forms the foundation of modern biology. And almost every scientist believes, and can prove, that the Big Bang created the universe. And yet there are more mystics than ever, creating their own (and often outlandish) answers to the question of how man and the universe were created. Freud believed that man's belief in God (or a mystical father) came from our unconscious fear of our own biological fathers. Ayn Rand believed that mysticism started when we began (usually as children) surrendering our consciousness to others. She wrote, "Faith in the supernatural begins as faith in the superiority of others". Sounds right to me!
Once again, we agree and yet you interpret disagreement. So adamant you are to find a point of contention that you often miss the point.
The statement "It is our fundamental unawareness of the past creations or an unnecessary origin that creates mysticism." is quite literally indicating that it is our need to find definition for things that when we can't we define some higher power or deity, if you will, to explain everything so we don't have to acknowledge otherwise. We have freedom of speech, freedom of wisdom just as much as there is freedom of ignorance. The choices therein are the key to our success or failure.
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