Rational Mysticism? September 30, 2005
Posted by Resident Egoist in : Philosophy , comments closedThere’s an interesting essay by Sam Harris, the author of The End of Faith, at Free Inquiry Magazine — the essay is titled “Rational Mysticism“. Knowing my definintions, I know that that is a contradiction in terms — for the last time I chekced, “rationality” and “mysticism” were mutually exclusive terms.
Read the full essay, and witness the workings of a mind that has rejected religious — Abrahamic — faith, but has not yet discovered Reason, which it confuses with “secular-ism” — alas, the fate of a substantial number of people nowadays.
P.S: As perspective, you might also want to read Gus Van Horn’s excellent review of Mr. Harris’ greatly misnamed claim to fame: The End of Faith.
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