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Intelligence – Intelligence – (and) Emotions For the advantage of people who don't know the real history of the thread, I published a patristic description on which the “intellect” is in the “censors” thread as an immediate reaction to the debate about using services and products, originally made for use within other religions, even when they are now just being made commercially. I'm certain, that this article caused a diploma of distress for everybody and challenging was submit that there's nothing wrong in using “intelligence” to discover the items of God; which I don't argue with. Professionally, no body should “assume” that since I published concerning the “Intellect” (in the Censers line) that I was hinting or suggesting that “intelligence” is any less essential or should be reduced or even, perhaps not used at all; if that's what many people thought I intended then that (IMO) is definitely an mistake made with respect to each audience … The goal of publishing concerning the “intellect” was to advise people, spotlight, that “intelligence” isn't the only element that we ought to use to “discern the items of God” (utilizing the exemplory instance of the “censors” line, a poster made mention of the the very fact that she returned to 1 of those stores only to experience ‘sick’ from the scents – a definite sign that her human anatomy, underneath the direction of her intelligence, was offering her powerful warnings that this store and its products weren't advantageous to her). That is the primary issue I believe individuals are fighting with: What does an individual demand that provides the data to him to discern/know/see the items of God? however for me personally it's how can they enhance This is an versus Intelligence issue. To protect this type of BIG and subject I suggest that we are able to discover the next fundamental questions: 1) What's the meaning directed at us by our men for “reason/intelligence” Reason (Gr.. Dianoia ): the conceptualising, discursive and rational faculty in man, the event which would be to draw conclusions or make ideas deriving from information presented both by thought or religious understanding or by sense-observation. The knowledge of the main reason is therefore of a diminished order than religious understanding and does not suggest any direct apprehension or belief of the internal essences or concepts of created beings, still less of divine truth itself. Certainly, such apprehension or notion, which may be the purpose of the intellect is beyond the range of reason 2) What's the meaning directed at us by our father for “intellect” Intellect (Gr.. Nous ): the greatest faculty in man, whereby (provided it's pure) he knows God or the internal essences or maxims of created things in the shape of direct stress or religious perception. Unlike reason (Gr. “dianoia”) – that it MUST certanly be distinguished carefully- the intelligence DOESN'T perform by creating abstract ideas and then fighting with this foundation to a reached through deductive reasoning. Divine truth is understood by it in the shape of instant EXPERIENCE, instinct or ‘simple cognition’ (St. Isaac the phrase). The intelligence resides in the ‘depths of the soul’ and it comprises the inward facet of one's heart (St. Diadochos) – it's the wood of consideration or the ‘eye of the heart’. Having established an Orthodox based explanation for intellect and reason/intelligence then your basic issue is (thus also giving some knowledge behind why I put a focus on intellect in another line ): How may be the known from “reason”? The discussion is started by to, the liberty was taken by me to publish the meanings for reason and intelligence, as distributed by the Philokalia, above. Individually, the explanations in themselves SAY MUCH. I never discussed them in another thread and don't feel I want to in this thread.. Because, the meaning for reason says everything.