Metaphysics

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Maria Nemeth ( from Ontology ) I asked my friend what he understood about Ontology. He said: “That’s easy!” Of course, I was skeptical. He continued, “ Ontology is one of the four branches of metaphysics.”

He explained there are four branches:

1. Psychology studies our thoughts, feelings, body sensations, attitudes, states of mind, points of view, and so on. You can measure these with tests and indexes.
2. Ontology is the study of the nature of Being. There is nothing you can measure here. In other words, your thoughts and feelings can be measured, but Being rises above all that. It teaches you to observe your thoughts, judgments, and body sensations. In that observation gap, you can focus on something else.
3. Theology is the study of the various ways of knowing God.
4. Cosmology is the study of Creation and the Universe.

Each branch has its own Rules of Engagement. For example, Psychology seeks to understand. Ontology seeks to observe and contribute. Theology and Cosmology have rules that go beyond what is immediately observable in everyday life.