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the question that comes to mind when someone self-proclaims to be a "true polymath"
is to wonder "Other than yourself, who is labeling you as that?"
because the views expressed in CD, are not those of a polymath.
The multiple disciplines and diligence of intellectual achievement define a polymath, Tzaph. It is not an honorific and there are a lot of us in society at all levels and disciplines. I know of none in today's day and age who have attempted to pursue the God issue seriously from a scientific point of view and try to reconcile the spiritual fossil record.
and regarding the flawed premise that old books are wrong because they lack modern science (i can't even type that without laughing, here i am chuckling at my keyboard)
"Reading long, old, and obscure books filter out the best ideas from history that have stood the test of time and are thus, exponentially worth your limited time.
"Of course, just because a book is long and old doesn’t mean it’s worth slogging through. Length and age does not equal substance. But there’s a chance that it is. The future life expectancy of non-perishable things like books is proportional to their current age — that’s the Lindy Effect."
and regarding the flawed premise that old books are wrong because they lack modern science (i can't even type that without laughing, here i am chuckling at my keyboard)
"Reading long, old, and obscure books filter out the best ideas from history that have stood the test of time and are thus, exponentially worth your limited time.
"Of course, just because a book is long and old doesn’t mean it’s worth slogging through. Length and age does not equal substance. But there’s a chance that it is. The future life expectancy of non-perishable things like books is proportional to their current age — that’s the Lindy Effect."
also from Roxine Kee
What are her qualifications that should attract us to her beliefs?
In a sense that is what motivated my multi-discipline efforts in science. I had no particular motivation to become a polymath. It was unavoidable given my goal to explain my encounter.
views expressed in your posts may show proficiency in understanding some areas of science.
views expressed in your posts show a lack of proficiency in understanding most paths of religion and spirituality.
that is my observation, as demonstrated by views expressed in your posts. certainly a reader can hold whatever views beliefs and opinions they like as strikes a person's fancy.
but to claim mastery of understanding what is presented in different paths of religion and spirituality, that is consistently absent in views expressed in your posts
views expressed in your posts may show proficiency in understanding some areas of science.
views expressed in your posts show a lack of proficiency in understanding most paths of religion and spirituality.
that is my observation, as demonstrated by views expressed in your posts. certainly a reader can hold whatever views beliefs and opinions they like as strikes a person's fancy.
but to claim mastery of understanding what is presented in different paths of religion and spirituality, that is consistently absent in views expressed in your posts
Unclear who you are referring to.
But similarly...
views expressed in your posts may show proficiency in understanding some exotic area of spiritual beliefs, almost all of which have no basis in demonstrable fact.
views expressed in your posts show a lack of proficiency in understanding the difference between belief and proof.
that is my observation, as demonstrated by views expressed in your posts. certainly a reader can hold whatever views beliefs and opinions they like as strikes a person's fancy.
"True polymaths aren’t focused on achieving the status of one."
"Polymaths balance creativity with respect for the worldview and experiences of people who came before them. Because of how much they know, they know how little they actually know. This lets them approach the world with an abundance of knowledge and humility.
"To be clear, becoming a polymath isn’t about being smarter. It’s about being less of a fool. Richard Feynman reminds us that, 'The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.' "
---Roxine Kee
I agree, Tzaph. I had no desire to be a polymath. It was unavoidable given my goal of explaining my encounter.
views expressed in your posts may show proficiency in understanding some areas of science.
views expressed in your posts show a lack of proficiency in understanding most paths of religion and spirituality.
that is my observation, as demonstrated by views expressed in your posts. certainly a reader can hold whatever views beliefs and opinions they like as strikes a person's fancy.
but to claim mastery of understanding what is presented in different paths of religion and spirituality, that is consistently absent in views expressed in your posts
What you call a "lack of proficiency in understanding most paths of religion and spirituality" is a disagreement with the rationales proffered. I understand them just fine. I reject them as either primitive, barbaric, irrational, or "woo."
I agree, Tzaph. I had no desire to be a polymath. It was unavoidable given my goal of explaining my encounter.
if you are including paths of religion and spirituality, in your self-proclaimed mastery of in depth knowledge and demonstrated expertise across multiple disciplines, then no you are not a polymath.
as evidenced by views expressed in posts here on CD.
In the scripture Matthew 27:50-54 at the death of Jesus Christ .....``Jesus when He cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the Holy Ghost ... And behold the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.... And the graves were opened and many bodies of the saints which slept arose ... And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the Holy City, and appeared onto many...... Now when the Centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly saying, Truly this was the Son of God `` ................................... See it was God who rent the temple which was the covenant with the descendant of Isaac family, as God built the temple where the veil was ripped God from the sin in the world, showing that Jesus would be the New Judgment for God for salvation ..... So there is No salvation of eternal damnation beyond faith In Jesus Christ
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