As I watched the video of Theresa Neumann in class, I couldn't help myself and my Cartesian mind from wondering how she got the stigmata. At first, when Robin said that Theresa didn't eat or drink for some thirty years or so, I thought that that could have been the sole cause of her stigmata appearing. After doing a little research, mainly for my own interest, I found this site, which is basically a summary of her life:
http://tenets.zoroastrianism.com/TheAmazingLifeStoryofTheresaNeumann.pdf
I think a major reason why Descartes inhabits both people who believe this miracle and those who don't is because most of us were raised in a Cartesian household/school. I think the majority of us grew up only knowing of males and females, with no inbetween. In math class, the final answer was either right or wrong, not semi-right. Also, morally, there was good and bad, however this is not as clear cut as the other two examples I gave.
Part of the way this Cartesian way of thinking plays into the miracle of Theresa Neumann is we, as humans, are always trying to find an explanation for how something happened. In the case of Theresa Neuamann, scientists found nothing that led them to believe that there was anything physically or internally wrong with her body. The only explanation left is that this was an act of God. Perhaps, in order to see more clearly, we should have an open mind and set aside our pre-concieved notions.
Again, I suggest going to that site if you have a little extra time to spare, it clears up a lot of the details about this miracle!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment