...> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a...his paper on Psychology and Religion, Jung suggests that “religion is incontestably one... resultant of the conscious mind, Jung suggested that the conscious mind ... unconscious holds symbols or what Jung calls archetypes that are constant ... universal. http://www.modernexistence.net/jung-religion-and-modern-man/ The ...
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:05:43 -0700 (PDT), Wordsmith <wordsmith@rocketmail.com> wrote: On Aug 19, 11:20Â am, ta <padl...@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". Unavoidable tautology. I see what he means, though. W : ) When a person's qualia producing brain structures get messed with, through...
On Aug 19, 11:20Â am, ta <padl...@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". Unavoidable tautology. I see what he means, though. W : )
Art wrote: On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:20:40 -0700 (PDT), ta <padlrnc@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". Organized Western religions generally discourage participation in activities which may lead to experiences called "religious". Not all do though. A small number of Western ...
On Aug 19, 2:44Â pm, Jerry Kraus <jkraus_1...@yahoo.com> wrote: On Aug 19, 12:20Â pm, ta <padl...@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". We're getting kind of deep into semantics here. Â The word "religion" actually comes from Latin "religare", to restrain. Â So, the concept of "religion" is...
... Aug 19, 1:57Â pm, Art <n...@zilch.com> wrote: On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:20:40 -0700 (PDT), ta <padl...@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". Organized Western religions generally discourage participation in activities which may lead to experiences called "religious". Not all do though. A ...
On Aug 19, 12:20Â pm, ta <padl...@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". We're getting kind of deep into semantics here. The word "religion" actually comes from Latin "religare", to restrain. So, the concept of "religion" is closely associated with control. Always has been. On the other hand, "...
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:20:40 -0700 (PDT), ta <padlrnc@nc.rr.com> wrote: I believe it was Jung who said (paraphrasing): "Religion is a defense against religious experiences". Organized Western religions generally discourage participation in activities which may lead to experiences called "religious". Not all do though. A small number of Western religions based on Eastern religions ...
