RE103 Lecture 2: RE103 lesson 2
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Re103: lesson 2: aboriginal traditions and mythical context. The etymology of the world philosophy is philo love of something and sophia or. Plato loved the pursuit of wisdom, seeking knowledge through debate and an oratory technique known as the dialectic mythos. Make sense of our universe, community, relationships lo. Giving voice to their experiences and ways of making sense of the world. In western philosophy there is a superiority of logos; mythos is deemed as fictional accounts of whimsy. Scientists explain the northern lights with empirical knowledge based on experiments. Aboriginal peoples form a relationship with the lights through physical and emotional experience of the phenomena. Sacred pipe or peace pipe tobacco to interact with the great spirit. White buffalo calf woman and the sacred pipe: a myth about. The wbcw is a myth for the sioux people. 2 most important things: the importance of relationship and love. To give thanks, ask for help, etc.
