Website owner: James Miller
I believe that attitudes, values and moral, spiritual and
intellectual outlooks are the key to happiness and mental
health. What are the sources of my attitudes, values and
moral, spiritual and intellectual outlooks? The Bible mainly.
I spent a lot of time reading the Bible when I was a boy. But
in addition to the Bible there are other sources that have
broadened, deepened and sometimes modified those basic outlooks
that have come from the Bible. What are they?
1. Conscience. Intuitive knowledge of Right and Wrong.
2. Common sense and logic as applied to an ever increasing
knowledge of my own self and of human nature in general.
3. Ever increasing understanding of Life acquired by watching
other people, by noting their actions, deeds, habits and
tendencies (especially foolish and bad actions and
deeds). I have learned a great deal through the negative
example of others, through the foolishness and badness of
others.
4. Reflection. Self-examination. Questioning. Thought.
Reason.
5. General reading. Reading axioms, proverbs, novels,
classical literature, Greek and Roman philosophers,
National Enquirer newspaper articles, World Book
encyclopedia, books about other religions (such as
Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.). I am interested in psychic
phenomena and always read National Enquirer articles
about such things as UFO's, demon possession, etc.. I
also read anything that gives insight into people and
human nature.
The role that Common Sense, Reason and Conscience have played
in creating my outlooks, values and habits is very great. For
example if the Bible seems ambiguous on a particular question,
or has nothing to say on it, or seems to contradict itself or
Reason or Logic or Fact, (and thus provides me no guidance) I
just naturally go to Common Sense, Reason and Conscience for
guidance. In this way much of my understanding and
interpretation of the Bible has been influenced by Common
Sense, Reason and Conscience.
Feb 1988
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