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Zoosophy
I use the term 'zoosophy' tentatively, the term in itself is not as important as what it refers to...a philosophy of life in its complete, entire and integral sense. Some state of living underlies the possibility of this discussion. We put forward the proposition that the highest value in this way of thinking is 'life'. Life is defined as the living function plus whatever ingredients (inanimate) are necessary for living to continue. (For example, a mineral may be considered non-living but if it is absolutely required for the life of a livingbeing then it is also a part of life.)
Life in itself is the condition of rationality hence, reason cannot hope to grasp 'life' which transcends. It is uncertain whether all of these living beings together constitute a super-being or whether above and beyond this totality of life there is a Being which is living, or living and non-living, etc...
An ethic of life must be grounded not in respect for one part of life and disregard for others but must embrace the totality of life and all of the parts which compose it including the so-called inanimate realm. Whether there is life and what type of life in the stars and galaxies is uncertain.
No religion has a claim to absolute certainty because they all derive from life and living beings. A religion based upon life itself seems to be the most coherent way to go, but such a religion cannot be rationally communicated since reason is a subset of life. When Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life," we have a clue concerning zoosophy, but the religion(s) derived from Jesus Christ and his teachings are primarily rational in every case, hence incapable of certainty or doctrinal teachings.
Life in itself is the condition of rationality hence, reason cannot hope to grasp 'life' which transcends. It is uncertain whether all of these living beings together constitute a super-being or whether above and beyond this totality of life there is a Being which is living, or living and non-living, etc...
An ethic of life must be grounded not in respect for one part of life and disregard for others but must embrace the totality of life and all of the parts which compose it including the so-called inanimate realm. Whether there is life and what type of life in the stars and galaxies is uncertain.
No religion has a claim to absolute certainty because they all derive from life and living beings. A religion based upon life itself seems to be the most coherent way to go, but such a religion cannot be rationally communicated since reason is a subset of life. When Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life," we have a clue concerning zoosophy, but the religion(s) derived from Jesus Christ and his teachings are primarily rational in every case, hence incapable of certainty or doctrinal teachings.
