69. Epistemology (Manion)

I have a new exploration of idealism as the bridge from materialism to orthodoxy which is ultimately a refutation for idealism as well as materialism. Dr. Jacobs makes some comments on the project

Brief crash course into the question of what can be known and methods of justification, based on this paper:https://www.docdroid.net/y7Z04HJ/r-m-manion-the-contingency-of-knowledge-and-revelatory-theism-pdf

Fr. Deacon Ananias and Jay Dyer were kind enough to take a look at my project. They didn't answer all my questions, but I think they've done enough to convince me I should drop the "idealism" label. It was a little frustrating that they spent most the time straw manning my position, but still super helpful overall.Fr. Dn. Reviewed my paper here at 24m inhttps://www.youtube.com/live/hUAqyp_MHsA?si=BUKZXn6WyEl3ZjAkJay brought me on his stream at 1:17https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1qKVmyrNOaWxB

It's over. We're doomed. I'm interviewing AI now. lolI think for certain topics this format is pretty useful, lmk what you think!(At least AI isn't utilitarian... right??)

Agnosticism is not neutral, and Trinitarianism is not superstitious. Surprise! The distinction which people assume to denote by labeling someone "religious" is precisely backwards.

The Theology of Orthodox Christianity is much more mystical than you might expect. I have found that my entire metaphysical worldview fits within it quite cleanly, and is only informed by articulated more fully by what I have learned for this tradition.

Another Orthodox Brother, Carlos Davila has a story which parallels my own in many way's. Struggles with intellectual hubris, and everything changing in a single day.Carlos' Company:https://sapienslaboratories.com/

Inspired by the work of various philosophers who have become orthodox (ex: Nathan Jacobs), among other things, I have recently taken on the project of working to bridge my metaphysical model explicitly into orthodox christianity

My second publication with the Essentia foundation.⁠⁠⁠Linking my work to that of Carl Jung, and even making some of the concepts he developed more intuitive for that.Essay: ⁠https://www.essentiafoundation.org/paradox-as-ground-the-shadows-in-the-archetypes/reading/⁠Video: ⁠https://youtu.be/17TYyW83aK4⁠

Discussing the first few chapters of "The Creative Act" by Rick Rubin. The book is on the philosophy of being an artist, but is written in a way to make it clear that we are all fundamentally artistic as human beings as we all play a part in shaping reality, even by merely observing it.