The justice he describes as a mafia style justice, to which I assume he is making reference to Omerta, is absolutely correct. This is very old, from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean, and into the East. It survived in Corsica well into the 20th century and probably elsewhere outside of the mafia. Might still be a thing.
Actually, ho theos can be translated as "God" in the full sense of that term. Greek makes a distinction between theos and ho theos. The latter is the divine in the absolute sense of that term.
Dreyfus equates fanaticism with monotheism but historians have almost completely demolished this Enlightenment mythology. There is no evidence that monotheism is inherently fanatical and intolerant.
Agreed, belief in general tends to create outlets for fanaticism and intolerance. Not in the sense that they would be exercised in some kind of healthy manner either.
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The justice he describes as a mafia style justice, to which I assume he is making reference to Omerta, is absolutely correct. This is very old, from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean, and into the East. It survived in Corsica well into the 20th century and probably elsewhere outside of the mafia. Might still be a thing.
Actually, ho theos can be translated as "God" in the full sense of that term. Greek makes a distinction between theos and ho theos. The latter is the divine in the absolute sense of that term.
whoosh!
Ontological tragedy is eye opening for me
Pan is the jester, the accompanying minstrel?
Dreyfus equates fanaticism with monotheism but historians have almost completely demolished this Enlightenment mythology. There is no evidence that monotheism is inherently fanatical and intolerant.
Agreed, belief in general tends to create outlets for fanaticism and intolerance. Not in the sense that they would be exercised in some kind of healthy manner either.
@@Ratnoseterry yes, we see how well lack of “belief” is working for Western Civilization. Tikum olam
@@SkullOfTheAbyss Tecun Uman to you too!
@@Ratnoseterry very based reply. Respect brother.
the way you talk about "historians" "demolishing" ideas, you come off as pretty fanatical yourself.