Induction

The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge. He made up the word from the prefix a-, meaning “without, not,” as in amoral, and the noun Gnostic. Gnostic is related to the Greek word gn?, “knowledge,” which was used by early Christian writers to mean “higher, esoteric knowledge of spiritual things”; hence, Gnostic referred to those with such knowledge. In coining the term agnostic, Huxley was considering as “Gnostics” a group of his fellow intellectuals—“ists,” as he called them— who had eagerly embraced various doctrines or theories that explained the world to their satisfaction. Because he was a “man without a rag of a label to cover himself with,” Huxley coined the term agnostic for himself, its first published use being in 1870.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Sign of 30/12/2010

Verse:
〖卦语〗叫道叫道,天将明了,何不伸首舒眉,反作蓬蒿到老。
Explanation:
〖释义〗从字面的意思看来,这支签通俗易懂,是在向你大喝一声,想要警醒你,不要再沉睡下去。沉沉的黑夜就要过去,暑光初照,黎明来临,你一生中的最佳季节终于出现了。 可是,你似乎还没有意识到这一点。如果失之交臂岂不会让大好时机白白流走? 不然的话,这些野蓬和蒿草就会趁你沉睡的当儿,疯狂地生长,将你埋没,让你永无出头之日。 你原先的这条运程属土,新开始的运程属金。不过,金靠土而生成,能够克木。所以,你要认清这复杂的关系,不要弄错了。值得提醒的是,火虽然克金,但炉中之火,却可以炼金,不要一味排斥。在天干中,丙属太阳之火,丁属灯盏、炉冶之火。在地支中,巳、午、未时属此性。换一句话说,属蛇和羊的朋友将给你巨大帮助,而属马列的人却会坏你的大事。
Verse:
〖卦语〗朦胧秋月映朱门,林外鸟声远寺僧;自有贵人来接引,何须巧语似流莺。
Explanation:
〖释义〗三秋时节,朦胧的月光映照在红色的大门上,显得那第苍白,柔弱和无助,朱门,通常用来指贵府,官宦豪门。柔弱女子依附豪门,全仗贵人接引,施恩。鸟儿自由地歌唱着飞出了树林,远远地离开了寺庙,离开僧侣。为不愿再与那个无欲无求,有名份的人共同生活,离家出走了。 女子的出走,在贵人看来完全可以理解。所以她用不着过多地解释,也用不着编出一个巧妙的理由,更用不着自作多情,装模作样地去献媚。贵人会主动地向她伸出温暖的手,帮助她渡过难关。 这类如逃亡,跳槽,北离,人口走失,失物等项事情,同样可以悟出答案来。 不管你是那只自由鸟儿(离家出走的女人),还是那救人于危难的贵人,都须记住这句话:"杀人须见血,救人须救彻。"帮忙一定帮到底,否则反遭无穷后患。
〖抽签〗下下签
〖诗曰〗木生火,口不噤,疯癫作症,寒热相侵。
〖签释〗震为木,离为火。上震下火,组成卦名"噬嗑"。卦辞说:"亨,利用狱。"这一签,与刑罚,官非一类事物密切相关。签的主要意义是亨通吉利的。噬嗑,原指吃食物的两种方式。噬有咬和吞的意思,嗑即是用门牙咬开壳或硬的东西。在卦辞的意思指口中之食,不要轻易吐出来,要合紧嘴巴,不要暴露。而签中却指出,"口不噤"。看来一切都是口舌惹事非闯不利,不吐不行。 有什么办法补救呢? "疯癫作症",这可是个绝招,让你装疯卖傻即胡说八道,又不识冷热乱穿衣裳,寒热相侵,整个一副神经病的模样。这样,你的语言,行动就不能作为法律的依据。当然可以迷惑对方。你抽得此签,是为自己,还是为他人?不论怎样,它对你都是一个警告:紧闭嘴巴,保守秘密,谨记祸从口出。明白处,要装些湖涂。

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