I'm not sure if I would consider myself a religious studies person and have not read "Introduction to the Philsophy of Religion" yet, but if it takes a "Phenomenological" approach to spirituality, I'm all for it...

...Some related work is that of Rudolf Steiner, particularly the ideas that have Goethe as an influence. A lot of "mysticism", Christian and otherwise, has a tendency to home in on conditioning oneself in order to receive personal revelation ("gnosis")...

...It can be quite pratical at times too (e.g.: like how regular meditation leads to physiological changes that quiet the mind and bring about a long-term sense of peace). Buddhism is a particularly clear example of this...

...Generally, I believe that all science came about through such methods and can be directly traced all the way back into prehistory by way of what would now be referred to as "Alchemy". The "natural philosophers" (Decartes, Newton, Leibniz, et al.) were quite mystical...

...For example, Decartes' "Meditations" is literally a Yoga manual. It demonstrates a method for obtaining "moksha" (or "liberation") through knowledge of Self. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4WtuR0wbY]

thanks for your input! i meant more along the lines of the actual academic discipline of religious studies but you might be interested in Glenn A. Magee's Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition

i don't consider myself terribly interested in mysticism and while i found Magee's book somewhat interesting i found allegations of Hegel's hermeticism sort of besides the point to Hegel's larger philosophical project and ambitions

Ah, I see. While I am not too familar with the field, maybe the work of Jon Stewart can give us some clues? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stewart_(philosopher)

I would not be surprised if you've already heard of him though. Thanks for the heads up on the Magee book. I have to check that one out. Looks fantastic!

https://www.youtube.com/c/ReligionForBreakfast don't know if you ever watch this guy but he's got a PhD in religious studies and i find his videos fascinating, he namedropped some scholars important to the field but i'll have to rewatch some of his videos to find them

yes

Believing you will.

rooting for you!

hope u feel better :))

dont mind being hardcore into rice and chicken but i think i wanna find out how to make some easy curries to pour over that shit on the reg

ramen noodles but make it good. miso paste, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, furikake, i know that stuff might be out of the way for some ppl but its stuff i usually always have in my kitchen lol

I've mostly survived off of bags of lentils and frozen mixed vegetables over the past three years, as I can find both for relatively cheap. When I can, I might season it in different ways (e.g.: Ketchup + Italian Mix, BBQ Sauce + Memphis Dry Rub, etc.). Those combinations are usually pretty cheap for me too.

that's not a bad idea, i'll have to stock up before i move lol

what is Inflation meals? i like to eat cookies

@chipsfunfun "Inflation" means that money is not worth as much now, so meals are more expensive. Therefore, many people are trying to get by on cheaper / less food.

https://letslearntogether.neocities.org/scispirit/Misc/food-pre-eco.html

Pepper chicken (with celery and white onion) look up a panda copycat recipe. I will do an episode on it. Shit is so good.

spagettios/raviolis with shredded cheese on top...curry w rice and veggies, fried banana/plantain pancakes, spam and rice.

Lots and lots of spaghettios lately. Great, right outta the can. $1.25 a can. Good to go.

thanks y'all knew you'd come thru