Viktor Frankl
Of everyone we’ve covered through out this class I think I agree most with Frankl. He leaves so many things open to the individual while still allowing room for humanity as a whole. In classifying his theories I chose to categorize Frankl under the restoration. His high view of Free Will coupled with his beliefs concerning Destiny are so thought provoking to me. I love the idea that while we have an ultimate destiny that is our task alone, it is our free will that allows us to choose how we handle our destiny. I think this agrees greatly with our Christian beliefs that God has a path he has set before us, but it is up to us to act according to his will.
I also really like what Frankl has to say about Good and Evil. I think the idea that the rift between the two is present in all humans agrees with scripture as we are fighting a constant battle of the flesh. I think this also goes great with his ideas regarding Self-transcendence. I totally agree with him that we can’t have self actualization without looking outside of ourselves. If you only look within you will always have a torn world caused by the presence of good and evil, but if you look outside of your tiny world and see the whole picture you can find yourself in Christ.
Meredith Thornton on Jung
10:57 pm, 11.18.13
That’s a really great point Laura Kate, and I think it is awesome that Jung could so definitively say that he knew. I think we struggle with that so much today and in a way cop out of it by saying we “believe” instead of saying we “know” he exists.
Meredith Thornton on Carl Jung and Restoration
10:55 pm, 11.18.13
Maddy I love the angle you used to approach this. I wrote on Jung as well, I categorized him with the fall, but I really love your argument here for redemption. I think this goes to show how we can’t fit people perfectly into one little box.
Meredith Thornton on Freud and the Fall
10:51 pm, 11.18.13
Taylor I love what you had to say and I agree with most of it. But just to play devil’s advocate, I think it’s interesting that you said Freud belongs under the fall because of his lack of facts when faith is all about believing without proof. Also I think it’s interesting that you mentioned his views on free will when many christians believe that we are predestined to our fates and have little free will. Thank you for your perspective!
Meredith Thornton on William James' Fall
11:21 pm, 11.04.13
Lindsay I really liked all the information in your post, but I don’t really understand exactly what you’re saying. You have a lot of great information, but I wish you had explained the connection to the fall a little more in detail. I’m kinda with Nicole I think in my confusion, I don’t quite understand what associates free will with the fall. Would love to hear more!
Meredith Thornton on The Collective Unconscious
11:13 pm, 11.04.13
Tyler I think your approach to this is very interesting, I never would have thought of it in this way at all, and I’m not sure I totally agree with you. What you are saying makes sense, but I think there is a fine line between our society progressing and learning as a whole and the idea that things our parents accomplish in life (ie, muscles, knowledge) can then be passed down to us. I loved reading your thoughts!
Meredith Thornton on Gestalt way of Thinking
11:07 pm, 11.04.13
Laura Kate, I think this is a very interesting way of addressing Gestalt and critical thinking. I don’t think I would have categorized it under redemption, but I loved your explanation, it really allowed me to understand your point of view. I also love that you pulled from the Chimp example…although I’m not sure that I ever would have figured that problem out!
Meredith Thornton on Creation and Evolution
10:27 pm, 10.21.13
Caroline, I love the direction you took with Evolution and looking at Spencer instead of Darwin, it was very interesting. I really loved the second paragraph with the quote from Spencer, I hadn’t heard that before and I really like what suggests. This is seriously sending my mind into a deep thought session, thank you for this point of view!
Meredith Thornton on Darwin and redemption
10:22 pm, 10.21.13
Tyler, I like the approach you took to Darwin. I’ve done a bit of reading on him and I never would have thought to categorize him with redemption, but the way you explained it totally makes sense.
However, I don’t completely agree with what you said in the second paragraph about ceasing practices that are not beneficial to our kind. I can think of plenty of things that we know are horrible for us that lots of people still do. A prime example being smoking, over 40 million Americans smoke and tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death.
Meredith Thornton on
10:10 pm, 10.21.13
Rachel I love the way you walked with Darwin in the post. I can see the contradictions and the struggles they create as you try to make sense of fitting your understanding of Darwin’s findings with your religious views. I too am thankful for Darwin’s mind and questioning spirit.
Meredith Thornton on Immanuel Kant and the Fall of Humanity
5:15 pm, 10.06.13
I like your logic here. I wrote about Kant too, and I recognized his fit with the fall and think that it makes sense. However, I think he can also fit into some of the other theological categories, such as redemption and creation. You should read my post, I would love to hear what you think!