Existentialism says, according to Alexander Bard, that we are what we think, what we say and how we act, we identify with all those things, it is not the other way round, nature does not force us to act in any particular way.
I believe just the opposite. Nature in fact causes us to behave in a certain way, and our minds are part of nature. Does this place essence before existence, or existence before essence? Essence IS existence and existence is essence. If you are to define an essence it would be the Spirit-Within, but Godhood too is part of nature and existence. The Spirit Within is activating life to evolve eventually to Godhood, which is not outside of nature.
Man can choose some of his moves, but if he wants to be in accord with positive cosmic law, the moves must be toward upward, material evolution to Godhood. Evolution is a cosmic law activated by the Spirit Within, which is also called the Will To Godhood, working in conjunction with natural evolution. This law at its best could be called Logos, but it is a Logos with no real power other than the definition of the action of actual evolution, or the definition of Godhood, and we will not make an idol of definitions or principles---the object is all. We can make devolutionary moves too, for various reasons, which relate to negative cosmic laws. This is the sort of freedom we have.
I believe just the opposite. Nature in fact causes us to behave in a certain way, and our minds are part of nature. Does this place essence before existence, or existence before essence? Essence IS existence and existence is essence. If you are to define an essence it would be the Spirit-Within, but Godhood too is part of nature and existence. The Spirit Within is activating life to evolve eventually to Godhood, which is not outside of nature.
Man can choose some of his moves, but if he wants to be in accord with positive cosmic law, the moves must be toward upward, material evolution to Godhood. Evolution is a cosmic law activated by the Spirit Within, which is also called the Will To Godhood, working in conjunction with natural evolution. This law at its best could be called Logos, but it is a Logos with no real power other than the definition of the action of actual evolution, or the definition of Godhood, and we will not make an idol of definitions or principles---the object is all. We can make devolutionary moves too, for various reasons, which relate to negative cosmic laws. This is the sort of freedom we have.
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