Charles Sanders Peirce my kindred spirit read Mark well
What emerges in Mark
are values that trump those inherited
from Aristotle and virtually all other philosophers and sages
Jesus rips away the dualistic frame
the binary straitjacket
and focuses us on universality
and establishes that it is an inner reality
and that with open eyes
you can perceive and choose
the values you act on
Rather than the characteristics
Aristotle and others call values
Jesus creates active values
springing from one root and universal value
non-idolatry
The active values inferred from the gospel of Mark
are tolerance democracy and helpfulness
Those who choose these values are already on Abba's way
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