Eru/Fate

Jon S. · 03-23-2007, 09:14 PM

Most of us are have probably at least heard of the word "koan," defined in Wikipedia as:

>> a story, dialogue, question, or statement in the history and lore of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, generally containing aspects that are inaccessible to rational understanding, yet that may be accessible to intuition. A famous kōan is, "Two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand?"

We usually think of koans as Eastern but they are common in Western science and philosopy, too, often in the form of seemingly unreconcilable dichotomies the depend on the point of view of the observer. An example of the former: light is both a wave and a particle (quantum mechanics). An example of the latter: all is foreseen yet free will is given (Talmud).

The latter is pretty much spot on to aspects of this discussion: ME may be determined and free will is given.

03-23-2007, 09:14 PM	#1
Jon S. Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 455	Most of us are have probably at least heard of the word "koan," defined in Wikipedia as: >> a story, dialogue, question, or statement in the history and lore of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, generally containing aspects that are inaccessible to rational understanding, yet that may be accessible to intuition. A famous kōan is, "Two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand?" We usually think of koans as Eastern but they are common in Western science and philosopy, too, often in the form of seemingly unreconcilable dichotomies the depend on the point of view of the observer. An example of the former: light is both a wave and a particle (quantum mechanics). An example of the latter: all is foreseen yet free will is given (Talmud). The latter is pretty much spot on to aspects of this discussion: ME may be determined and free will is given.