03/29/19

Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 UF

Summary of text [comment] pages 84 and 85

[Ah, what about the prior models?

Free will is a term that belongs to both the intersections of ‘my heart2’ and ‘what is good and what is bad2.

Free will associates to the potentials of each vertical axis, something that I may choose1V and conscience1V.

Similarly, free choice belongs to the single actuality of ‘my heart’2 and what is good and what is bad2.]

03/21/19

Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 TZ

[When a locomotive engine breaks, there are so many issues to consider.

What is the problem? Is it the fuel? Is it the way that the fuel burns? Is it steam production? Is it the working of the steam piston? Is it the connection to the wheels? Why are the wheels turning to move the train? What am I going to do if I cannot move my goods to market?

Does that sound like the travails of a broken heart?]

03/15/19

Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 TV

[Let me imagine that a train is like the single actuality produced by an intersection of two actualities.

The vertical nested form exhibits something comparable to choosing or thinking.

This corresponds to the value that a locomotive adds.

The horizontal nested form portrays something comparable to turning potential energy into work.

This correspond to the transformation of fuel (desire) into work (effort).]