Michael Servetus

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Some teens in our congregation did a presentation at church this weekend regarding Michael Servetus which I found especially interesting, as I was, myself, looking for some readings regarding him.

Here is some of his wisdom:

Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit and you think in the flesh according to the flesh.

This is one foundation for the ethic equating God with the totality of existence, rather than the latter being the creation of a personified conceptualization of the former.

There is therefore a tremendous mystery in the fact that God may be united with man and the man with God.

This is another such foundation.

Nothing can be found in the intellect if previously has not been found in the senses.

This is the foundation for the ethic regarding reliance, as the basis for truth, on only the evidence of that which is directly available to anyone's personal experience.

To kill a man is not to defend a doctrine, but to kill a man.

I will burn, but this is a mere event. We shall continue our discussion in eternity.

These quotes remind us that the imposition of one version of truth cannot prevail over reality, itself.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Extremely interesting. I do not agree with some of the statements, but that should not be a surprise.

With regard to the intellect and the senses, that dimisses the entire issue of anti-social personality disorder which posits as its central diagnosis the inability (or lacking the mechanism) to have feeling, or "senses" in within the parameters of the norm.

I do strongly accept the statement regarding killing a person. It is killing, period.

Thanks for the thread!