Thanks for the great analysis. I knew that catholicism had elevated the intellect over the more gnostic aspects of the rational soul, but seeing you break out that was edifying. As a cradle catholic as well, there are so many beautiful elements to the history and practices of the historical church that is undermined by a truly corrupt hierarchy and abhorrent theology (so much that I was driven to atheism for a time in reaction). Truly tragic and I hope that writer is able to heal and come to terms with it all.
It really harkens to Spenglers emphasis that Faust is the epitome of western civilization. The catholic church theology was just the seed by which all modern secular and atheism derived from.
And as another note, seeing how one culture takes a word and transforms it to something else really does give a window into the soul of that culture (much like the word annata in therevada buddhism did not originally mean "no soul" but more of "this is not the soul").
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Date: 2021-05-28 05:02 pm (UTC)It really harkens to Spenglers emphasis that Faust is the epitome of western civilization. The catholic church theology was just the seed by which all modern secular and atheism derived from.
And as another note, seeing how one culture takes a word and transforms it to something else really does give a window into the soul of that culture (much like the word annata in therevada buddhism did not originally mean "no soul" but more of "this is not the soul").
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