Thanks for that interesting article - My question/comment from a practical storytelling perspective would be: The christian narrative was so successful not obly because of implicit structures, but also because of the power of the Hero of that story. We all know how important the role of a hero is for identification etc.- if we cannot revitalize the christian mythos - who will be the hero in our new narrative and is not so as Jonathan Pageau out that Christ is in the end inevitable or without an alternative?
Christianity in some form might be inevitable, but the dubious historical interpretation of it that is prevalent in mainstream Christianity isn't. And the worldview that made Christianity so powerful throughout the middle ages, in which the Earth was at the center of an orderly cosmos and humans were a part of a great hierarchy/chain of being (above the animals, beneath God, etc.), is already dead and isn't coming back. The Christian mythos will survive only to the extent that it makes itself compatible with the obvious truths of the Darwinian revolution (humans are continuous with the rest of nature, the universe is billions of years old, etc.), something that Jordan Peterson has helped with a lot.
Yeah, I think some kind of "Great Chain" is *necessary* to feel connection with the universe. Not in some normative, hierarchical way, but a scaling of complexity over time and space.
I like Henriques' "tree of knowledge" but think it needs more levels and specification. Blundell's "ontological continuity" resonates with me too.
When someone articulates a general principle we fixate on rare exceptions.
It feels compassionate to denounce all generalizations but it's not compassionate to those who need wisdom.
And we need wisdom.
Now more than ever.
And I'm facinated by the role dreams may play in this kind of thinking.
Brett - I'd love to have a quick 30 minute convo with you on my podcast about the connection between dreams and wisdom if you're open to it. Reach out to me on Twitter if you'd be up for discussing this further and getting these ideas in front of another audience.
I've been thinking about the phenomenological function of dreams for years now and never heard an answer that resonated. This is wonderful, thank you for pointing me towards Hoel 🙏🙏
Thanks for that interesting article - My question/comment from a practical storytelling perspective would be: The christian narrative was so successful not obly because of implicit structures, but also because of the power of the Hero of that story. We all know how important the role of a hero is for identification etc.- if we cannot revitalize the christian mythos - who will be the hero in our new narrative and is not so as Jonathan Pageau out that Christ is in the end inevitable or without an alternative?
Christianity in some form might be inevitable, but the dubious historical interpretation of it that is prevalent in mainstream Christianity isn't. And the worldview that made Christianity so powerful throughout the middle ages, in which the Earth was at the center of an orderly cosmos and humans were a part of a great hierarchy/chain of being (above the animals, beneath God, etc.), is already dead and isn't coming back. The Christian mythos will survive only to the extent that it makes itself compatible with the obvious truths of the Darwinian revolution (humans are continuous with the rest of nature, the universe is billions of years old, etc.), something that Jordan Peterson has helped with a lot.
Yeah, I think some kind of "Great Chain" is *necessary* to feel connection with the universe. Not in some normative, hierarchical way, but a scaling of complexity over time and space.
I like Henriques' "tree of knowledge" but think it needs more levels and specification. Blundell's "ontological continuity" resonates with me too.
We live in a time at war with generalizations.
Without generalizations wisdom is impossible.
When someone articulates a general principle we fixate on rare exceptions.
It feels compassionate to denounce all generalizations but it's not compassionate to those who need wisdom.
And we need wisdom.
Now more than ever.
And I'm facinated by the role dreams may play in this kind of thinking.
Brett - I'd love to have a quick 30 minute convo with you on my podcast about the connection between dreams and wisdom if you're open to it. Reach out to me on Twitter if you'd be up for discussing this further and getting these ideas in front of another audience.
@jeremympryor
I've been thinking about the phenomenological function of dreams for years now and never heard an answer that resonated. This is wonderful, thank you for pointing me towards Hoel 🙏🙏