tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post8076004437855682766..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Meaning In Mystery And Death As CompletionKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-19498308768698378622015-06-27T00:14:45.643+01:002015-06-27T00:14:45.643+01:00Kaor, Paul!
And I agree with both Aristotle and y...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />And I agree with both Aristotle and you!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-32091585842663835082015-06-26T19:24:08.180+01:002015-06-26T19:24:08.180+01:00Sean,
Aristotle wrote that a life cannot be assess...Sean,<br />Aristotle wrote that a life cannot be assessed until it is complete but, of course, other people have to do the assessing!<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-78119064432274570922015-06-26T17:53:07.967+01:002015-06-26T17:53:07.967+01:00Another thought came to me, how can death be a &qu...Another thought came to me, how can death be a "completion" of one's existence? If we interpret death in the most absolute possible way as meaning a complete and total nothingness and non existence, of an eternal blackness which never knew anything different, how can Aycharaych consider that a "completion" of one's life? How can any beings existence be "completed" if they never even knew they existed, after death?<br /><br />No, I have to firmy disagree with Aycharaych about both death being a "completion" and in pitying God.<br /><br />Sean Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55337943280647347262015-06-26T16:14:31.832+01:002015-06-26T16:14:31.832+01:00Kaor, Paul!
As I thought, given your philosophic ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />As I thought, given your philosophic interests, Aycharaych's astonishing comment about pitying God aroused your interest.<br /><br />Quite true, given His omnipotence, omniscience, and existence from all eternity, God cannot possibly be incomplete and lacking in meaning. And, being God, He is also infinitely happy, because He lacks for nothing that would make Him happy. As you said, the premises from which Aycharaych drew his astonishing conclusion and comment about pitying God were not accepted by either of us.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com