I do. And I think that it is clear from the totality of Pike's writings that he did as well.
Given that, when I encountered this in his work, it threw me for a bit of a loop at first. What I concluded, rightly or wrongly, was that he was using the word 'truth' in a different way, reflecting something closer to a belief. 'truth' as opposed to 'Truth.'
I see, so "what people believe to be true" changes regularly, I like that.
On what may be perhaps a thornier topic, what do you feel about many peoples' assertion that Pike "borrowed" much of Morals and Dogma from Levi's earlier work?
I think it is certainly correct that Pike 'borrowed' much of M&D from earlier works. He himself says that he did as much in the preface. He asserts in that preface that the majority of the text is taken from others.
That's super interesting.. Do you not believe in objective truth, external to the frailties of human judgement?
I do. And I think that it is clear from the totality of Pike's writings that he did as well.
Given that, when I encountered this in his work, it threw me for a bit of a loop at first. What I concluded, rightly or wrongly, was that he was using the word 'truth' in a different way, reflecting something closer to a belief. 'truth' as opposed to 'Truth.'
I see, so "what people believe to be true" changes regularly, I like that.
On what may be perhaps a thornier topic, what do you feel about many peoples' assertion that Pike "borrowed" much of Morals and Dogma from Levi's earlier work?
I think it is certainly correct that Pike 'borrowed' much of M&D from earlier works. He himself says that he did as much in the preface. He asserts in that preface that the majority of the text is taken from others.