Re: Eternal inescapable hell?

On Jun 28, 10:03 am, Douglas McAdam <douglasmca...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Jun 28, 2009, at 3:27 AM, mike3 wrote:



Hi Mike-
Not sure what you mean.  It is a different example but a "state" is
a

state.  The state of the soul, the state of the body, etc..

Because one seems to suggest "state" cannot be changed, the other
suggests it can.

Hi Mike-
I did not get that meaning. Again, like Suzanne points out, one must  
take each quote in a larger context.  To me that quote says we are  
created in a certain state and it cannot be changed but we can perfect
 
it.  For example the state of the body is a physical state and it has
 
innate body wisdom and an inherent behavior pattern for survival at  
all cost and involuntarily must abide by natural law.  But we humans
 
can perfect that state by using science, reason, etc. to provide the  
body with its needs to develop.  We gain more muscle power, quickness,
 
etc.  Or with proper education we will not pervert the physical nature
 
and thus prevent it from doing is proper function to serve the higher  
nature.   No matter what we do or don't do the body is a physical  
state, but we can perfect it or delay or corrupt its natural powers.


I think I get it now... it talks about "strengthening" the state, not
"changing"
the state, and I guess "progress in state" would mean a change of
state, and that progress is not possible, hence why the first quote
mentioned says progress in perfection is possible but not that in
state.

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