For the last several days I have been host to a pathogenic strain
of microorganism – possibly a virus. My nose was running like a river, I had to
pee a lot, and there was there was mild, overall body pain. The mood was one of
patiently waiting for recovery. In the meantime, the monkey mind was often busy
causing short bursts of focussed attention. Flashes of logos?
Logos (from greek lego "I say") is a term in
western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion derived from a Greek
word meaning "ground", "plea", "opinion",
"expectation", "word", "speech", "account",
"reason", "proportion", "discourse",
Logos became a technical term in philosophy beginning with
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BCE), who used the term for a principle of order and
knowledge. Logos is the logic behind an argument. Logos tries to persuade an
audience using logical arguments and supportive evidence. Logos is a persuasive
technique often used in writing and rhetoric.
I am minded of quotes from St John’s gospel
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the
sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth:
so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
King James Version (KJV) John 3:8
but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth:
so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
King James Version (KJV) John 3:8
In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
King James Version (KJV) John 1 and 2
The same was in the beginning with God.
King James Version (KJV) John 1 and 2
Ach so! Judaeo Christian myth and magic. The concept needs
updating from the latest findings of neurology and linguistics
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