Posted by Woody on January 25, 19101 at 14:57:01:
In Reply to: Re: Christ OS (The Paradigm - so far): the Trinity posted by Teresita on January 25, 19101 at 12:46:01:
: Father = Intelligence/Volition
: Son = Word/Form
: Spirit = Energy
: In the computer analogy now:
: Human being is the creator
: Hardware/Software is the form/expression
: Electricity is the energy
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Teresita, very good! and welcome to our forum. I'm hoping we can use your consideration of the Trinity to expand the metaphor.
I like to take off on Julian of Norwich's all may be well, can be well, will be well, shall be well, etc where the permissive will (may) is that of the Father, the Designer; the efficacious will (can) is the Son; the "desiring will" (will/would) is the Spirit and the mandatory will (shall) is the Trinity's aligned wills.
Understanding/Design corresponding to faith; the Will/Efficacy corresponding to love; Memory/Desire corresponding to hope. Adding the component of energy to the Spirit's faculty is wonderful!
In the computer analogy, the intelligence and understanding might correspond to the processor and co-processor chips, the active memory (RAM), the parts that do the thinking that are loaded into this memory, both operating system and applications software, the "what" of it all, matter.
The form/expression, input/output devices, might correspond to the visible products --- on the monitor, printer, sound card, etc, the "how" of it all, energy.
The memory might correspond, of course, to storage devices and mechanisms, file allocation tables, the "when and where" of it all, space-time.
These all address the space-time-matter-energy aspects, the where-when-what-how aspects of science. Philosophy would deal with the "why" and we've spent much time there already (remember the ontological discontinuity discussion? sorry for reminding you). Theology, myth and religion would deal with the "who". Now, if as Philo suggests, the PxOS is a "thou" and not an "it", things can get theological real quickly (wait Ivan! don't go yet).
Teresita continues:
: Woody's earlier question about whether hardware peripherals can be brought into the discussion has merit in this light. An OS can do nothing without the proper hardware, and hardware is enabled to express human intelligence because of hardware and software.
: But nothing, dear friends, works without electricity.
: Just think of it: all the stuff we see on our monitors is naught but electricity filtered through some very complex structures (hardware, OS, software). In like manner, what we see in creation is the Energy of God manifest through all created forms, revealing the Intelligence and Will of the Creator.
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Getting pretty Platonic? Thomist approach, no doubt, to follow soon, Philo? Looks like Rebecca might have something to say about your Energy not requiring ontological discontinuity (oops! I said it again).
: Enough. Got to run, but I hope this sparks something. T
Sparks? Good one, T! Well, we're not there yet but I see this metaphor emerging. We need to tweak it and continue to challenge each other. We need to reconcile some of our misfits (like where energy fits in --- I'm leaning toward your suggestion there. Nifty!)
peace all,
Woody