Posted by Philoman on January 24, 19101 at 17:54:09:
In Reply to: Re: Christ OS posted by Woody on January 24, 19101 at 17:07:32:
Woody wrote:
Philo, a question: Do you conceive of your PxOS upgrade process as a developmental phenomenon, going through new versions and releases through time? I haven‚t worked out the metaphor to my complete satisfaction yet but I am wanting to think in terms of various computer components (hardware, software and peripherals) as corresponding to our different human faculties. To the extent humans experience the development of these faculties, of their cognitive life (Piaget), moral life (Kohlberg), personality (Erikson), faith (Fowler), etc for instance, and are thus catechized and evangelized in a „developmentally appropriate‰ way, would they receive PxOS upgrades incrementally in your paradigm?
I see where you're going, and I suppose the analogy limps most in that it seems that there's a never-ending process of OS and software upgrades, while with Christ there are no further upgrades. How do you go beyond resurrection and eternal life?
So, let that paradigmatic limitation be acknowledged, while affirming how it provides a metaphor for understanding how the human can become incorporated into the Christic, and, yes, with it, all the various peripherals connected with our consciousness as well.
Perhaps the computer upgrade parade could be applied to evolution, or human development. If you've a bit of excitement about this prospect, be my guest.
Shalom,
Philoman