Reflections on the Ontological Argument: Part 3 of 4
Ascending holiness
During my visit to Italy and Greece, I was struck by how visiting sacred places required a significant climb. We climbed the Acropolis to reach the Parthenon and scaled the Acrocorinth to stand before the ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite. Biblically, we have Mount Sinai, the Temple Mount, and even Jesus giving a Sermon from a hill. Interestingly, sacredness than which none greater can be conceived always involves an ascent. Humans intuitively know that maximal greatness can be found only when we approach the heavens.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that we spend our lives ascending a hierarchical pyramid of needs, starting with acquiring basic food and shelter and progressing upward until we achieve self-actualization. In his framework, we move… (Register to read the rest of the article)
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