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Originally Posted by lycan  The advice given in the Bible through Jesus is to renounce the world of facts and embrace the world of faith... it is filled with "magic". |
I'm not a literalist -- too much "magic" in the world to take things at face value.
Again, must have a mind capable of subtlety but strong enough to not get lost in those nuances. Otherwise, you wind up thinking that the universe was literally created in seven 24-hour periods.
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Originally Posted by lycan If you want x, there is a way that grants you x and a way that does not grant you x. Is this what you mean? |
It's the classic "final temptation" motif.
Lycan, if you believe that I am ignorant, and committing great evil out of ignorance, and you had the power to simply wave a magic wand and have me magically turn into a wise do-gooder, would you wave that magic wand?
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Originally Posted by lycan What was it saying? |
I would not wave that magic wand, Lycan, and therefore I will not divulge "the secret" to this or any other Zen parable (it's a parable for a reason, after all).
Waving such a magic wand is dangerous. Simply giving the answer is a disservice and actually is no answer at all.