Posted in Doctrine of God, Psychology, philosophy, tagged apologetics, atheism, freud, idol, Marion on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
[*I wrote this a few months back somewhere else]
Freud’s problem is that he did not understand the distinction between idol and icon which is detrimental to the validity of the Christian creed of belief in God. According to Jean-Luc Marion the idol is an invisible mirror reflecting the visible whereas an icon is a visible [...]
Posted in Mind/Body, Psychology, tagged music, neuropsychology, healing on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Oliver Sack’s book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain looks fascinating. From the summary he tells of patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s who seem to be completely healed when listening to music. Check it out:
This gives a new perspective on David’s healing harp.
[PS: Ed, I haven't forgotten ... will reply in a day [...]
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