what is the definition of metaphysical conceit?
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a "conceit" is a poetic idea, usually a metaphor\n\nA "metaphysical conceit" is a particular type of poetic metaphor of the sort developed by the so-called "metaphysical poets"  -- a group of 17th century British poets, including John Donne, who challenged many lyrical conventions (e.g., imagery, meter)  \n\nTheir "metaphysical conceits" were uncoventional/unexpected metaphors --unusual but striking analogies between things that seem very UN-like.  They may be shocking or far-fetched and can be very elaborate; at their best they are ingenious, enabling us to look at things "a whole new way" (See sources for some examples)    \n\nSometimes the term is used as a sort of put-down, to describe an idea (not necessarily in poetry or other literature) which is more imagined than real (similar to "a legal fiction")
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Explain infity as a concept. Explain that infinity, if existing, results in infinite probabilities. With infinite probabilities, you must accept that it is possible that there is a god. Then explain that conditions in universe exist in almost every possible state. The sheer vastness of it garantees that. Explain that humans are the "most powerful, most intelligent" thing on the planet. Then explain that surely, vanity cannot blind one to think that we are the most powerful things in the universe. The rest is up to faith.\n\nOr, you could just bluntly perform a miracle.
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Hello dear!\nGreat wondering! This is my perception of existence! It is really like that! Of course it does not agree with the laws, dimensions and way of thinking, but I am convinced that this is the truth!
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Metaphysics (Greek words μετα [meta] = after/beyond and Φυσις [physis] = nature) is a branch of speculative philosophy concerned with explaining the world. A central branch of metaphysics is ontology, the investigation into what categories of things are in the world and what relations these things bear to one another. The metaphysician also attempts to clarify the notions by which people understand the world, including existence, objecthood, property, space, time, causality, and possibility.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 History of metaphysics \n2 Central questions of metaphysics \n2.1 Particulars and universals \n2.2 Change and identity \n2.3 Space and time \n2.4 Necessity and possibility \n2.5 Personal identity \n2.6 Abstract objects \n2.7 Other metaphysical questions \n3 Criticism \n4 Metaphysical subdisciplines \n5 Metaphysical topics and problems \n6 People \n7 See also \n8 References \n9 External links \n \n\n\n[edit]\nHistory of metaphysics\nOne theory of the origin of the word 'metaphysics' (in Greek, μεταφυσικά) is based on the organization of some of Aristotle's books in the Library of Alexandria. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle produced a number of works which together were called the Physics. In the Library of Alexandria, the works of Aristotle were organized in such a way that another set of Aristotle's works were placed right after the Physics. These books seemed to concern a basic, fundamental area of philosophical inquiry, which Aristotle himself called "first philosophy". So early Aristotelian scholars called those books τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσι κά βιβλια, "ta meta ta physika biblia", which means "the books that come after the (books about) physics".\n\nThe term "Metaphysics" covers the subjects addressed in those books by Aristotle which have come to be called, collectively, the Metaphysics.\n\nThe Metaphysics was divided into three parts, now regarded as the traditional branches of Western metaphysics, called (1) ontology, (2) theology and (3) universal science. There were also some smaller, perhaps tangential matters: a philosophical lexicon, an attempt to define philosophy in general and several extracts from the Physics repeated verbatim.\n\nOntology is the study of existence; it has been traditionally defined as 'the science of being qua being', where the Latin word qua is usally translated "as". Hence, in English, "being as being." \nTheology means, here, the study of God (or the gods) and of questions about the divine. \nUniversal science is supposed to be the study of so-called first principles, which underlie all other inquiries; an example of such a principle is the law of non-contradiction: A = A, A not = B, Not both A and B. In other words, the elementary laws of logic as Aristotle knew them. \nUniversal science or first philosophy treats of "being qua being" — that is, what is basic to all science before one adds the particular details of any one science. This includes topics like causality, substance, species and elements. It also includes topics like relationship, interaction, finitude and a theoretically boundless infinity.\n\nMetaphysics as a discipline was a central part of academic inquiry and scholarly education even before the age in which Aristotle coined the word. Long considered "the Queen of Sciences", its issues were considered no less important than the other main formal subjects of physical science, medicine, mathematics, poetics and music. Since the Age of Reason, problems that were not originally considered metaphysical have been added to metaphysics. Other problems that were considered metaphysical problems for centuries are now typically relegated to their own separate subheadings in philosophy, such as philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, philosophy of perception, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science. In some cases subje
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When dealing with spiritual, metaphysical matters is is best to work on a metaphorical, subconcious level.\n\nThere are numerous ways to go about this. Personally I would take two steps.\n\n1: Severing yourself from the "bad mojo".\nSome ways of doing this are: smudging and other ritual purifications, ritual burnings (if you can name the curse write it on paper and burn it, ect), and wardings -- hanging protective symbols, contstructing personal shields ect.\n\n2: Bring the opposite energy into your life. This is often done by connecting yourself with a symbol of what you want. Wearing an amulet or scent, buning a candle of appropriate color, placing a symbol of the positive in a prominate place in your home (for example a personal alter). It can also be accomplished by prayer or invocation (also known as positive thinking or affermations, though those terms sound much less magical)\n\nThe importaint part is to find symbols that connect strongly with your beliefs. The more personal and significant the connection the more powerful the result.
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"Any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke.\n\nWhen I was younger, I read a LOT about witchcraft, ghosts, magic (not stage magic, which didn't interest me), superstition and similar subjects.  \n\nWhat I learned from all of this reading is that there is such a thing as magic...  but it has a firm foundation in how people think.  It is not "supernatural", it is natural.  We just don't know the full science behind it.  Shamans, I think, understood some of this, and also understood that approaching it rationally would make the magic weaker.
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Advaita (literally, non-duality) is often called a monistic system of thought. The word "Advaita" essentially refers to the identity of the Self (Atman) and the Whole (Brahman[1])
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i don't know.  superstition is an irrational belief about the relation between certain actions.
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Oh Dark One. \n\nI normally wouldn't answer the question this way, but with with a name like Philosophy I can't help it.\nLet's try some lateral thinking.\n\nb/bc/nb\nBeing, Becoming, Non-Being.\n\nWhat if I suggested that God is [in]a "state" of constant being.\n\nAnd Man, as a created being, is in a state of becoming.\n\nAnd nothing, Non-Being  ...well we know where that the question of "what is nothing" leads.  ...nowhere\n\n\nMan was created perfect. Fell into sin and became imperfect. If one accepts Gods plan of salvation is made in the constant state of becoming like Christ(Being).\n\nChrist(God) the only true Being.
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All you can say is that that's as real as real gets.  And we can never know if we are enslaved in magic electro brain slave helmets or not.  Maybe this is all a dream?  Maybe there is a teapot orbiting mars.  Has anyone ever looked close enough?\n\nThe point is you can never be 100% sure of anything.  The trick is to find out how to get as close to 100% as possible.  There are some things that are useful to consider and others that are not.  Those that are undetectable and arbitrary and untestable may be interesting to consider for fun but have little use in the "realer" world.\n\nBertrand Russell and Daniel Dennett have a lot to say about philosophy that might interest you.  http://plato.stanford.edu/ is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Its a belief\n\nAgnosticism is the philosophical view that the truth values of certain claims—particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities—are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far to say) irrelevant to life. The term and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869, and are also used to describe those who are unconvinced or noncommittal about the existence of deities as well as other matters of religion. The word agnostic comes from the Greek a (without) and gnosis (knowledge). Agnosticism is not to be confused with a view specifically opposing the doctrine of gnosis and Gnosticism—these are religious concepts that are not generally related to agnosticism.\n\nAgnosticism is distinct from, but compatible with, atheism. It is also compatible with theism. This is because agnosticism is a view about knowledge concerning God, whereas theism and atheism are beliefs (or lack thereof) concerning God. For example, it is possible to believe in God but to believe that knowledge about God is not obtainable.\n\nAgnostics may claim that it isn't possible to have absolute or certain spiritual knowledge or, alternatively, that while certainty may be possible, they personally have no such knowledge. Agnosticism in both cases involves some form of skepticism towards religious statements.\n\nSome claim that there is nothing distinctive in being an agnostic because even theists do not claim to know God exists, only to believe it, and many even agree there is room for doubt; and atheists in the broader sense do not claim to know there is no God, only not to believe in one.
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That depends on whether you believe fate to be a human construct; a personified entity used as a tool to explain and justify circumstances which effect the human condition. Getting philosophical here, if you do perceive this to be the case, does this make it "real" as it would then exist within your own perception of reality? Just a thought.
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concinnity - harmony or elegance of design especially of literary style in adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other \ninconcinnity - lack of suitability or congruity
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What is axiomatic need not be proved by experience. The data collected only confirms the fact.\n\nThe previous answerer 'libido' sounds like a drop out from the degree college. She does not have elementary knowledge of epistemology and by just quoting Socrates and M.N. Roy an unknown Indian Marxist,  one just can not address such serious issues.\n\n 'Empiricism', 'Truth' and 'Blasphemy' are very ambiguous words and unless one is sure about its philosophic connotation, the debate can not proceed. Rather, we will be landing in total confusion using high sounding words with the least regard to the grammatical norms. 'libido' who loves to brag as a 'rationalist' to please take care of the grammar while framing sentences in English. It is certainly not a proletarian platform for the pseudo Marxists! It is a bourgeoisie club to exchange novel ideas and not ignorance. Beware!
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Ego\n1.  The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.\n2. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.\n3.\na. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.\nb. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.\n\nEgoism\n1.attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means)\na. The ethical doctrine that morality has its foundations in self-interest.\nb. The ethical belief that self-interest is the just and proper motive for all human conduct.\n2. Excessive preoccupation with one's own well-being and interests, usually accompanied by an inflated sense of self-importance.\n3. Egotism; conceit. See Synonyms at conceit.
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The most simple and logical explanation, based on all currently available evidence, is that the universe has always existed in some form.\n\nAnd, it is only logical to conclude there are other universes, as well.\n\nThere is no logical reason whatsoever to invoke magic or invent a non-existent "creation" when there is no evidence or reason to support such an idea.
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Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.