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1) Wanted to get away from the physical world (evil) and be in the spiritual world (good)
2) Whatever the mind could conceive was "real" and the physical world was just the result thereof [therefore the mind was greater than the material realm] |
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| Early Christians and Philosophy |
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| They were fascinated with philosophy (to be considered intelligent, one had to study philosophy just as modern day people are infatuated with science) |
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1) True success or true fulfillment in life
2) The ultimate goal of life |
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| Most ancient philosophies divorced: |
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| Sought true pleasure (hedonistic) to reach happiness |
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1) Happiness came from wisdom, not hedonism
2) Focused on virtues: courage, justice, kindness, honesty, etc. (not real truth as we believe) |
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| Christian Philosophy on Happiness |
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1) Everlasting life - John 17:3
2) Knowing Christ -- knowing the wisdom of God |
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| Ancient Morality was worried that: |
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They would become like animal/beast
> Being passionate was being like a beast
> There were many beasts around |
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| Modern Morality is worried that: |
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We will become like a machine
> We focus on passion so that we are less like a machine
> There are many machines around |
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> Man's non-rational approach to find meaning. Since the approach is non-rational, it cannot be verified or even communicated to another individual
> The non-rational & non-logical
> Existential experience |
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> Man's rational and logical attempt to find meaning after they accept the presupposition that there is no God. The result is a Bible full of errors which leads to pessimism
> The rational & logical
> Only particulars, no purpose or meaning --- Man is a machine |
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| Believed in the supernatural and a universal that would bring meaning and purpose to life |
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| Believed that science (man's intellect), apart from God (in a closed system), could discover a universal that would bring meaning and purpose to life |
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| Believes that there is not a universal (metanarrative) that will give meaning and purpose to life |
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| Liberal Christianity replaced: |
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| Knowledge with *inner experience* |
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| Conservative Christianity replaced: |
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| Spiritual knowledge with *science* |
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