Posts made by AdonaiLukather

@CO3 Having read the book I have several observations and questions:

1. I can see how compatible the idea of a science of social development is with Peat's ideas and how one's spirituality is influenced by the environment.
2. What did Peat think of Spengler, because his work at least in my eyes runs contrary to the idea poseted in the book about social and economic development.
3. The idea that everything is continually in flux and leading to greater and greater complexities lines up with Peat's agreement with Process Theology. Whether or not he took this or was convinced of it separately I'm not sure.
4. Wouldn't the people who lead technological developments be the Great Men of history leading the material dielectic?
5. The idea that capitalism leads to over production always seemed bogus to me, I'm not sure it holds up today.
6. The idea that all things are knowable is a messy one and one I haven't heard Peat repeat himself.
7. Some ideas seem compatible with RW thought, most do not, especially the conception of slave owning and feudal societies.

@Fructose That's a fake image, I've seen the original icon, only St. Matrona has a halo, plus its based on an event that probably never even happened. It was shared by a Croat on Twitter trying to paint Orthodoxy as Communist loving. There are many supposed reports that Stalin had a deathbed conversion, but going by the only source we can trust, his daughter, that isn't the case.

@CO3 It's hard to make a synthesis between Marxism and Christianity when so many leaders in both camps have given explicit condemnations of the other. For Christianity specifically, since Stalin's regime spent most of its time gathering priests and monks into gulags and executing them. The Communist Martyrs of Russia are celebrated every year, as well as St. Gabriel who burnt down the idols of Communist leaders and was crippled for it. Several elders have said they became aware of Stalin's death by a great evil arriving in hell. Orthodoxy isn't alone in this, Catholicism also condemns Marxist thought.
Not to say there's no worth in it, but the obstacles in the synthesis are historical, not academical.

"I think the communists are correct, everyone should be cared for. But they err in rejecting Christ, without who their ideals are impossible."- St. Pasios.

@Hitler given who started this topic, I'll only say that Mein Kempf is a fascinating piece of literature that warrants more none-partisan discussion.

@tasty-snack Of course, there are plenty of examples in Christian literature where over fasting is discouraged against, or even fasting itself for certain people. But still, we are asked to mortify our flesh to the extent of our strength and that is not detrimental to our health, which is why I feel it is so important to fast well in such a toxic environment as ours.

@StrongestPeater Peat himself apparently subscribed to Process Theology, a quite heterodox interpretation in most religions. While closely connected to myths and metaphysics, I've yet to see someone breakthrough with something that is both in line with a major religion and encapsulates Peat's work completely. Maybe Landshark will be the first.

I know that Peat himself said to avoid fasting in all forms when possible due to the possible permanent side effects, but there's a sizable part of the population that is asked to do just that.

Orthodox/Catholic/Protestant Christians are asked at the very least to fast for a 40-day period before Easter, which means no meat of any kind, dairy, alcohol and moderate consumption of all foods. In more extreme cases, it entails not eating before 3pm. This isn't to mention the other fasts like before Christmas, every Wednesday/Friday etc. that are also supposed to be followed. Add to that the foods that are eaten during the fast some foods that Peat himself has warned against like fish.

With all that, what would be the recommendations for shorter or longer fasting periods in terms of diet that would minimize the possible damages caused?