This chapter is being radically revised. Only a brief introductory fragment remains at present.
2. Philosophical Living
Quotes, Questions, Comments
101:5.2 (1110.5) Science deals with facts; religion is concerned only with values. Through enlightened philosophy the mind endeavors to unite the meanings of both facts and values, thereby arriving at a concept of complete reality. Remember that science is the domain of knowledge, philosophy the realm of wisdom, and religion the sphere of the faith experience.
The thought that is emphasized in bold here is the key to my approach to philosophical decision making, remarkably illustrated, it seems to me, in Plato’s short dialogue, the Crito.
Question. Can you create examples of bringing together the meanings of facts and the meanings of values in your life? Start with the simplest examples, and see if you can do it (and let me know of your experience, questions, and insights along the way).
101:3.2 (1108.1) Faith-insight, or spiritual intuition, is the endowment of the cosmic mind in association with the Thought Adjuster, which is the Father’s gift to man. Spiritual reason, soul intelligence, is the endowment of the Holy Spirit, the Creative Spirit’s gift to man. Spiritual philosophy, the wisdom of spirit realities, is the endowment of the Spirit of Truth, the combined gift of the bestowal Sons to the children of men. And the co-ordination and interassociation of these spirit endowments constitute man a spirit personality in potential destiny.