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Yesterday, your humble blogger got a bit sidetracked, going into further detail with respect to the official Deus Ex Machina (DEM) HYPOTHESIS pertaining to the “destruction” of the Institutional Church. This diversion was brought about by a loyal reader and the comment he wrote in the comment box under the post titled If The Shoes Fit…, and I suggest a quick reading before you, dear reader proceed to the below post.
And then Benjamin J. Vail, OFS over at the One Peter Five website came to the assistance of your humble blogger here. But I digress…
What is of utmost importance to understand and I need to be very clear about this, the DEM official HYPOTHESIS pertaining to the destruction of the Institutional Church rests solely on the suppression of the Aristotelian definition of what constitutes TRUTH. More precisely, the suppression of an objective definition of TRUTH, i.e. bringing the mind into conformity with reality (‘adaequatio rei et intellectus’) to a subjective definition, i.e. bringing thought into line with life (‘adaequatio realis mentis et vitae’), IS at the ROOT CAUSE of the present day problems afflicting the Universal Church, especially in the lands that constitute Western Civilization.
Given the above, it is fair to say that the problems afflicting the Institutional Church are ones of a philosophical nature.
What’s more, the problems afflicting Western Civilization appear also to be of a philosophical nature. Actually, the problems afflicting Western Civilization can be diagnosed as being the SAME as those that are afflicting the Institutional Church.
As to the above wider Western Civilization HYPOTHESIS, I have been providing links to the youtube videos being produced by Stefan Molyneux. This is not accidental and there is a method to this madness.
The reason why I have been linking to the Molyneux videos is that Stefan and his guests, very concisely and poignantly not only diagnose the problems that have been brought about by the adaptation of the logically false ‘adaequatio realis mentis et vitae’ definition of truth, but provide a very effective framework for finding a cure for the Modernist, or rather the neo-Modernist disease.
Furthermore, the appropriateness of using the Molyneux videos as a guide to developing and disseminating a remedy for that which afflicts the Institutional Church is this: Stefan Molyneux’s approach is universal.
To be more precise, Stefan’s approach works on a very basic level. In other words, Stefan can engage, on a rational level with people who have a very diverse set of personal beliefs. For those who have been taking advantage of actually going into the provided links, will notice how Stefan can have a coherent, intelligent conversations with people who are Catholic – Gavin McInness or those who are Christian – Vox Day, Dr. Duke Pesta (he might be Catholic) on the one hand and people who are avowed atheists – Michael Shermer on the other hand. And this continuum is collectively exhaustive. Collectively exhaustive to people who still possess a rational thought process, that is.
What all of the above mentioned people have in common, other than their capacity to think critically and rationally, is that they are searching for what can be called the “meaning of their existence”. In other words, they are trying to understand not only how they got HERE, but why they ARE here.
Allow me to beat this dead horse a bit further…
Looking at it through the framework of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the one common characteristic of the above named individuals is that they all function at an intellectual level above the base level of satisfying their biological and physiological needs (basic life needs – air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sleep, sex, etc.).
Given the above, and provided that it is an accurate and correct observation, and I think it is, it would appear to this humble blogger that we as Catholics and Restorationists have identified a “level” on which we can carry on our public discourse with a wider audience.
The basis on which to carry out this wider discourse going forward, is what is known as one of the sources of our Faith, namely through our senses: as known through “natural light of human reason from the things that are made”.
Therefore, it would appear as a framework for carrying out this “wider discourse with the rational elements of humanity” can look as follows:
(1) Identify – Identify individuals who are searching for what can be called the meaning of life and identify the level at which he can be engaged.
(2) Evangelize – These identified individuals need to be engaged on a rational, philosophical level.
(3) Proselytize – Once these individuals are engaged on a philosophical level, they can be brought to the supernatural level.
(4) What needs to be kept in mind is that Our Lord did not come to save everyone, (pro omnes) but only to save the many (pro multis). Even if we cannot convert everyone to the ONE TRUE FAITH, we can gain valuable allies to which we can relate on a Natural Law and rational, philosophical level, to at least help in saving Western Civilization.
Concluding, what is of utmost importance to understand is that the above framework is a structured framework. This framework is a methodology that addresses the individual’s needs at that level that is amenable to that particular individual with who we are engaging.
An example of how to engage at an amenable level of discourse has been provided in the Molyneux video titled Evidence for God?, that we linked to in our previous post. Notice how the lady, Amy – a practicing Catholic engages Stefan – a self described atheist during the conversation. At one point Stefan, using sensory evidence, as known through “natural light of human reason from the things that are made, admits (which he frequently does, btw…) that there is a compelling case for the belief in the existence of God.
It is to this point where ALL exchanges between rational people can be brought.
The opposite side of the above positive case is that for those instances where an exchange cannot be brought to this point, we are in fact dealing with an ideologue.
In the above identified positive case, problems arise when we as Catholics do not make a distinction between the natural part of our Faith and the supernatural part of our Faith. An excellent example of just situation I am providing in the video above.
Notice the call-in guest, one Mark, trying to make the rational case for the existence of God, while interjecting arguments from the supernatural source of our Faith. As you can see dear reader, it becomes a messy process.
Also notice that Mark’s conversation is not as effective as the one in the video with the Catholic Amy.
I will leave off here.
However, I will say that there are reasons for this, but I will save those for a future post.
The Deus Ex Machina Blog 
It seems Molyneux is on the verge of becoming Catholic. The fact that he became emotional is a good sign that God is tugging him in His direction. He seems to recognize deep down that there is something that “IS”, beyond just what we can sense in this world.
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Yes Jeff. I see it the same way. If you view the next video that I put up (with Mark), you see that Stefan’s anti-religion comes from his youth spent in the false sect of Anglicanism. On the other hand, he does not have a knowledge of Catholicism – the real Catholicism that is firmly grounded in Scholastic Rationalism and it’s highest form that is Thomism. If he had this knowledge, I am certain that he would recognize his philosophical approach for that which it is. And it is Catholic!
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Ah, so having rejected the modernist plan of ecumenicism based upon still intact portions of the once common Faith, you propose and ecumenicism of based upon the still intact portions of the once common natural reason. You don’t disagree with the modernist general plan, you are just squabbling over the details! Oh! the irony! LOL.
Look, friend, all you are doing is universalising your intuited genetic self interest. You are simply proposing a plan of action where in the happy signals that you tend to respond to (discipline, reason, planning, fiscal responsibility etc.) are made the standard signal transmitted by the Church, rather than the current signals favoured by the modernists. Sure, it would be an improvement. However, the modernist camp noted this fact ages ago and reasoned (which is to say intuited) “Well, two can play that game.” and proceeded to articulate their intuited genetic self interest, which just happens to be a very popular (strength in numbers/black block) plan of consumption of resources by the majority from the sacrifice and expense of others (the productive). Each plan is a mapping of physical survival strategies. Both being a case of getting their comeuppance because the productive signal responsive types first rebelled against the control signal responsive types. There are simply more Bergolios in the world than Buxes and, in the absence of the Bernards (spiritual aristocratic), the Buxes are going to be overwhelmed by the Bergolios.
This is explanatory AND actionable.
Your plan is not because it will only produce a Church of the middle class, which was already tried in France prior to the revolution receiving the mortal blow in 1905 with the Laicite laws and the coup de gras at Vatican II. So ends the major engine of missionary vocations in the Church.
The modernist isn’t so much interested in the truth, mostly because they “can’t handle the truth” (insert Jack Nicholus meme here). It isn’t that modernists suppress the truth, it is that you can’t have the truth without first incrementally suppressing the consumption urges of the modernist. This is mortification. The appetites don’t like to be mortified.
The modernist can’t be gotten rid of. “You will always have the poor.” The poor here refers to those that have eaten themselves out of house and home. They can only be presented with a situation where it is so expensive to consume that co-operation becomes the rational choice.
Come on money man, stop doubling down with your shattered strategy. You are out the window, you just haven’t hit the ground yet.
What are your going to do to simultaneously suppress and save the modernist?
I guarantee you are going to doge this challenge because you can’t handle the truth either.
Red pill or Blue pill moment, my friend.
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Good article on the real enemy. Free range conscience, a self issued license to sin.
What’s Happening – and Where We’re Headed By Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek
Friday, February 10, 2017
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No, no, this article is just more of the same as sarmaticus. It is just more signalling that “good men” need not apply; that the happy signals of the IGSI of the above average competent male will not be found serving Jesus Christ under the sacrament of Holy Orders in the Church today; that the happy signals are better found elsewhere. That and a complaint that the author isn’t getting the happy signals he desires. He, and we must learn to wield what authority has been granted to the extent it has been granted us. This is a process of discovery.
Jesus Christ doesn’t want you to have your reward (happy signals of the genes) in this life, but in the next after having made a generous sacrifice of your self interests.
He will not be out done in generosity.
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Er, insert Jack Nicholson meme here.
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Thanks S.A. Conclusion: a clear rational (without preconceived ideas) mind confronting reality should lead to God and ultimately to the Catholic Church.
In my opinion, the present state of the Catholic Church (heading towards extinction) is due to the intent of Modernist theologians,having lost their faith, to make the Church a servant of Man rather than God. The use of the word “subsist” was intended to undermine the entire unique basis of the Catholic Church as the Church of Christ and ultimately make it a Church of Mankind (ideally the Church of Communism).
In other words, the faithless theologians made reality fit their theory rather than to make the theory fit reality. It was all a lie. It was from the devil.
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Brilliant summary of my position.
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Love your website S.A., both the subject matter and the feedback loop. May God shed His many Blessings on you.
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