A philosophical mental gymnastics

Virginia 2022-04-22 07:01:05

If you don't do medical appraisal, just analyze it from language and logic, it is really impeccable, no one can refute or question:
ask history, John can answer everything he has learned from books, if he doesn't know, he can also say " A person can only exist in one time and space in a period of history.” It is normal to not know or understand a certain historical segment.
Asking memories, no one can prove it. John said he had studied with the Buddha, can anyone prove or disprove what he said.
Asked about religion, John said that he was Jesus, and the resurrection was also explained perfectly. He said that he had never said or done so many things, and everything was the addition of later generations. Jesus also said "Who do you think I am?"
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Psychologists think he is crazy, must be a delusional man with a mouth full of trains, but a delusional man with a rich background of knowledge. There is a fine line between a lunatic and a saint.
After watching this super-ultra-low-cost movie, I feel like doing a philosophical mental gymnastics, like Chinese Box, constantly nesting, or dancing around the Maypole, Circle after circle, no proof.

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The Man from Earth quotes

  • Dr. Will Gruber: If I shot you John, you're immortal? Would you survive this?

    John Oldman: I never said I was immortal, just old. I might die. And then you could wonder the rest of your incarcerated life what you shot...

  • Dr. Will Gruber: We will die, you will live. Will you come to my funeral, John.

    Sandy: You've gone too far, John didn't ask to be what he is.

    Dr. Will Gruber: And we did not ask to hear about it...