Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought. When we survey the whole field of religion, we find a great variety in the thoughts that have prevailed there; but the feelings on the one hand and the conduct on the other are almost always the same, for Stoic, Christian, and Buddhist saints are practically indistinguishable in their lives.
—William James
When contemplating the infinite external context within which one finds themselves, I would posit that the initial feeling induced is one of awe. How awesome is it that we are creatures endowed with reason and are able to choose how to behave in the infinite context within which we find ourselves? ...
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