Dualistic thinking Options

Dualistic thinking is very relevant to people following spiritual paths of any kind, since it involves believers who claim to see and experience another existence and others who having not experienced anything they would describe as other-worldy, disregard these claims and it therefore divides people into two camps.

The language used is also a form of dualism as it separates entities into good and bad and places into discrete areas thus: Heaven and Hell.

Is dualistic thinking useful and a good way of hanging ideas on hooks for further exploration or does it lead to extremes of thought that lack balance and settle people into positions that are hard to find their way out of?

I find your attitude "negative".

No, it just is the way it is. It's not good nor bad, it just is.

This is where I think your reasoning becomes flawed. You fall into the trap of dualistic thought when denouncing dualistic thought. You form a logical paradox.

We need to use dualistic thought to form a coherent whole. We can not simply toss it out the window.

When we do this we are taking the course of a scientist who uses the scientific method to demonstrate that the Scientific Method is invalid.

This creates the paradox that he is simultaneously validating and invalidating the Method he is using.

Your posts are littered with dualistic thought while simultaneously saying you do not practice it.

This post has been edited by chaoscrowley37: Dec 22 2005, 02:18 AM