Hi Laureate,
Brother, I have read and reread your posts in this thread. I researched a few more of your posts on CF too. I have performed many searches with numerous search engines focusing on your phraseology and terminology. It didn't help me in understanding why you would take such a blatantly philosophical approach to what has repeatedly been described as a technical endeavor.
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Aloha Yahudim
Believe it or not, I had to confer with an Oxford dictionary to make sure I understood what Philosopical means, and I found only two entries, with two and three synonyms;
1. relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence.
synonyms: theoretical, analytical
2 having or showing a calm attitude toward disappointments or difficulties
synonyms: calm, composed, cool
Honestly, my siblings will tell you that, from the womb, I fit the description of the 2nd entry, other than my middle name Leslie means Tranquility, all I can say is, that is how I was hardwired.
However via empathy and a little help from Heaven I also (now) know what it is like to be disturbed by every little thing.
The first entry pretty much has me pegged as well, I skipped the second grade due to my early comprehension skills, but was placed back into the second grade, because I couldn’t keep up, I knew at a very early age that there is an explanation for everything that occurs, and it was not until my comprehension skills kicked in that I was able to make attempts to figure out puzzling matters, up unto that moment I wore a wrinkled forehead above squinting eyes, (figuratively scratching my head) trying to understand why people said and did the peculiar things which they said and did.
I was also very shy, so shy my family actually wondered if there was something wrong with me, because I rarely ever opened my mouth to speak, but that was only because I didn’t want to look stupid, as many others did when they opened their mouth to speak about things they knew little to nothing about;
I carried my shyness into military where unbeknownst to me I had established a reputation for only speaking when I was addressed, or if I felt I had some insight (usually in the form of an explanation) to offer concerning an on going conversation amongst peers.
One day I was standing at a fork in the walk way between the PX (military convenient store) and the barracks, considering whether or not I should go to the store before I hit the barracks, at which time I saw two new recruits coming from the PX, couldn’t be more than 30-40 feet away, and I couldn’t help but notice the one recruit elbow his friend and mouth with his lips, Hey there’s Ellis, Watch this!
Of course I knew something was up, so I played dumb to see what he had up his sleeve, when they reached speaking distance the recruit said, Hey Ellis…., for the life of me I cannot remember what he asked, all I can remember is that there was nothing genuine about his inquiry, so I told him, I did not know;
He wanted to show his friend my willingness to speak when there was something to explain, he actually got a kick out of it, I admit, I was a peculiar sort then as I am now to this day.
Prior to my looking up the word Philosophical, I considered what I had always assumed the word meant, which I gleaned from the context, ‘What is your Philosophy?’, which basically means ‘What is your Take on the Matter (at hand)’, as in, What do you Believe to be the Truth (of a given matter at hand.
Come! (says the Scripture), let us Reason with One Another, and Let us Study so that we may be well informed when we do Reason with One Another, and if Yeshuah speaks to us concerning Natural things here on Earth and we have difficulties following him, then how can he expect us to follow him when he speaks of Spiritual things in Heaven?
As a priority we should all Seek the knowledge of the Kingdom, as Einstein, Newton and many other Believers who Sought the Kingdom, for many die due to ignorance, notwithstanding knowledge will be increased, and with it a diminishing of untimely deaths;
But now permit me to ask you Yahudim, is not יהוה (That which is, That which was and That which shall come to be) הוהי Existence itself? And ישי Shall Continue to Be? Knowing that There is Nothing nor Anyone else Existing besides him!
And if so, then why are so many so called Believers Not more Philosophical? Let me guess, many have given Philosophy a bad wrap, to which many have bought into?!?
Personally I did not see myself as being Philosophical, I always saw myself as being Sincere and as one who took matters a little more seriously than others, with a No Nonsense approach when it came to what I perceived to be important things.
You do know that the word תורת also renders Theoretical and Science?!?