c/terence-mckenna
The largest collection of talks by Terence McKenna — visionary ethnobotanist and advocate for the mindful use of natural psychedelics.
…say, why do I believe this? It makes no sense at all. Why do I believe this? It makes no sense at all. You know, Tertullian was told of his belief in Christianity. He had been a great, great gnostic thinker. He was said, they came to him and they…
…of nature is now there to behold, which means you know you almost have to be pushed back to a mystical position. Tertullian said of Christianity they asked him: you know the resurrection? It's ridiculous, it doesn't make any sense. How can you believe…
…to people not familiar with patristic theology being the theology worked out in the generation after the apostles people like Tertullian, Origen, Justinian. These people, the mission of Christ left many questions unanswered and of course one of them was this…
…because they just stood around waiting for the end of the world. And then after 120 years of this some people Tertullian, Origen, Justinian that crowd said: shouldn't we be investing in real estate and getting a little something together here this waiting…
…a leg up. It's not an appeal to reason. It's not an appeal to reason and in fact it is ultimately unreasonable. You know Tertullian. When he was asked about the resurrection, they said: you know why do you believe in this? It's so stupid. And he said:…
…because they just stood around waiting for the end of the world. And then after 120 years of this, some people Tertullian, Origen, Justinian that crowd said: you know, shouldn't we be investing in real estate and getting a little something together here…