politics and religion: christianity versus the pantheistic

[Terrance]

David Morris wrote:
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> > > Then what perceives the perceiver?
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> > Undoubtedly, another perceiver.

The most interesting early scientific account of the continuity of the
soul is Leibnitz's which conceives the soul as belonging to a larger
class of permanent
spiritual substances which he called MONADS. These MONDAS spend their
whole existence from the creation on in the act of perceiving one
another; although some perceive with great clarity and distinctness, and
others in a blurred and confused manner. This perception does not
however represent any true interaction of the MONADS. The MONADS "have
no windows," and have been wound up by God at the creation of the world
so that they shall maintain their foreordained relationships with one
another through all eternity. They are indestructible.  (HUHB 99)
Wiener's summary of Leibnitz's position regarding the human soul, first
in relation to other souls, and then in relation to God. 

Blurry vision. Through a glass? Darkly? The Preterit of GR for sure. And
the Elect have the X-ray vision (Mucho and Zoyd, poor fools, imagine
they had it in VL, but they are nearly as infected with Death as the
Thanatoids). God has left this mess to spin, to turn, to unwind. Ah, the
gnostics have a vision of the All. A nihilistic petty perception. All
but Captain Blicero. He's a special case. He wants out of the rational
routine, but his path is anti-pantheistic. Christianity, of course, is
pantheistic. From Aristotle to the Arab world to the Church. Sanskrit
not included.