"Love your intellectual enemies and keep an open mind to opinions which repel you. The views most contrary to our own are sure to contain some element of truth which we cannot afford to disregard, and which will serve the purpose of correcting and supplementing such truth as we may ourselves possess."
Do you see it's applicability to R&S?
2007-12-13 00:50:53 · 8 answers · asked by auntb93 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Felix Adler, Ph.D. (1851-1933) was the founder of the Ethical Culture Society. Yes, he was a Jewish philosopher, and was professor of Social and Political Ethics at Columbia University from 1902 to 1933.
2007-12-13 01:06:39 · update #1
Yep. Since I got out of my religion, I've had a very fruitful time searching in religions I'd completely rejected before. Also, that quote meshes well with Jung's idea that the people you hate most represent the parts of yourself that are in the Shadow.
2007-12-13 00:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 9⤋
As you can see from some of the answers, some points of view are mutually exclusive.
Many of the postings in R&S come from so different mind sets that there is no overlap and therefore no communication at all. This is the reason that any intellectual argument against religion will never be heard by people with an accepted and supported mind set based upon religious dogma or beliefs (and vice versa).
Without an open mind, nothing but the most dramatic events will ever make an impression. It literally take miraculous events to change a Christian into an Atheist or an Atheist into a Believer. Intellect usually has nothing to do with this change.
The concept expressed by Adler is not new. The Zen masters of centuries past have often spouted similar ideas: "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
2007-12-13 02:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Felix Adler the Jewish intellectual, or Felix Adler the Clown?
2007-12-13 00:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather listen to Felix Unger than Felix Adler.
2007-12-13 00:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I definitely believe "Love your enemies," but I know and believe God's Word is Truth.....and that His Word is "non-negotiable." Meaning, another's point of view or opinion will never take precedence in my life over what God says. God is Truth, not man's dim opinion of Him. So, no, it does not apply on the subject of eternity "if" you are listening to another who does not know Jesus..
2007-12-13 01:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by HeVn Bd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent.
2007-12-13 01:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, how wonderful.
by the way, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
2007-12-13 00:53:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i see it as pretty good advice - makes sense...
2007-12-13 00:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by chieko 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋