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...maro's post treats the tension produced by a participatory (rather than a static cosmic or universal) life.

Agreed, cornelis. I was loving everything maro said -- 'til I came to his "conclusion." Which seemed to me to contradict his previous argument....

It seems we may have a case of "cognitive dissonance" here -- whether it be his or mine, I leave to the reader to judge for himself. Or maybe there's another explanation.... maro?

If you are referring to post 57, the mumbo jumbo in it is a QUOTE from Voegelin. If you think any of this stuff means anything, please state it in straight-forward fashion. P(X), P(Y), P(Z). I think Roger Scruton has proved that it is possible to restate philosophical arguments in simple, declarative sentences. By the way, I immediately suspect all "philosophical" writing that spends an inordinate amount of time dwelling on what other people wrote. That smacks of arguments from authority, and the days when a sentence from Aquinas or the Bible could defeat any rational argument.