Post by wenting on Jul 30, 2016 1:10:48 GMT
1. Why is Faqir Chand's experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
Faqir Chand was very important in understating religious visions first and foremost because of his honesty and humble nature. It is rare for someone to receive so much praise and gain so many devotees, but not to take advantage of the power. It is easy for this type of praise to even subconsciously change a person even if they mean the best. Faqir Chand will always mention that he doesn’t know. These qualities gave us an interesting perspective because others would claim that they had visions of him. Yet Faqir Chand would publicly let everyone know that he did not actually come to them. In fact, he came to the conclusion that these visions and miracles were not a product of any man. Instead the energy of these events are projected from our own brains. This does not make the experience false, but the actual vision and story told must be understood in a different way.
2. What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
The phrase, “Philosophy done well is science,” means that the philosopher comes to the subject with as much rigor as a scientist. These philosophers not only ask questions, but ask the questions of how to test ideas. If a test fails, then they are not afraid to abandon the issue totally. They must keep an open mind and a humble heart. A philosophy done poorly is just ideas shot into the air. These ideas have no detail or thought to them, yet are still taken as near fact. In this way they remain just philosophies as airy as the clouds. Philosophies from true philosophers can often lead science on the right track and cause major breakthroughs in every subject. For this reason, doing philosophy well is extremely important and vital. Not only can science and philosophy can stand side by side, but they should be expected to do so.
Faqir Chand was very important in understating religious visions first and foremost because of his honesty and humble nature. It is rare for someone to receive so much praise and gain so many devotees, but not to take advantage of the power. It is easy for this type of praise to even subconsciously change a person even if they mean the best. Faqir Chand will always mention that he doesn’t know. These qualities gave us an interesting perspective because others would claim that they had visions of him. Yet Faqir Chand would publicly let everyone know that he did not actually come to them. In fact, he came to the conclusion that these visions and miracles were not a product of any man. Instead the energy of these events are projected from our own brains. This does not make the experience false, but the actual vision and story told must be understood in a different way.
2. What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
The phrase, “Philosophy done well is science,” means that the philosopher comes to the subject with as much rigor as a scientist. These philosophers not only ask questions, but ask the questions of how to test ideas. If a test fails, then they are not afraid to abandon the issue totally. They must keep an open mind and a humble heart. A philosophy done poorly is just ideas shot into the air. These ideas have no detail or thought to them, yet are still taken as near fact. In this way they remain just philosophies as airy as the clouds. Philosophies from true philosophers can often lead science on the right track and cause major breakthroughs in every subject. For this reason, doing philosophy well is extremely important and vital. Not only can science and philosophy can stand side by side, but they should be expected to do so.