Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Numina on SirRobyn.com
Salutations, penitent ones!
If you are not familiar with the word 'numina' look no further than this blog post. It is the pleural of the Latin word 'numen' which means 'presence' or to have the presence of a god or spirit. We can say that which is 'numinous' is that which we can not easily explain with ordinary common sense or scientific conjecture.
This department of SirRobyn.com will be filled to the brim with gods, goddesses, legendary heroes, myths, monsters and the practitioners and clergy who bid that we honor and obey these unseen works of the imagination. Prepare to forgive me my brothers and sisters for what is mythology to me may be religion to others and what is merely opinion to me... well for others may be no less than heresy.
There will be room on SirRobyn.com for all manner of opinion, however, and not just my own. As it was a thousand years ago, it is difficult in these times to invoke such names as Jesus or Mohammad without fear of fatwas, death threats or other perilous rebukes. Luckily we can not be pursued by our governments (most governments at least) for our beliefs... or lack thereof.
This site will have room for opposing points of view rather than articles that express only one empirical explanation of a person or idea. Where a follower of the Catholic faith may point to a person as a saint, a protestant might cast that same individual as a scoundrel, whilst the philosopher, from a third point of view, might view that person as a fellow thinker. Putting these views together in one place will encourage debate, thought, and with enough thought, understanding. This is my lofty goal.
May the gods be with you,
Sir Robyn
Philosophy on SirRobyn.com
Ponder this, oh my brothers and sisters,
When I first imagined SirRobyn.com it was to be a encyclopedic dictionary of philosophy. Then the problems began. How could I talk about Pythagoras without mentioning music? What is Galileo without astronomy? Could I mention Voltaire without making mention of literature? Philosophy simply touches all subjects and my vision for this encyclopedic dictionary grew and grew.
The philosophy section itself my be the smallest of the sections, but it will certainly be the dearest to me and the one that receives the most commentary. In our brave new world where technologies are reaching into every aspect of our life, we have new questions unanswered and the morality derived from the past seems not up to the task to deal with our new reality.
This section is the center and the heart of SirRobyn.com and I can assure you that you will find wisdom here.
Thoughtfully yours,
Sir Robyn
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