Posted on June 20, 2009 by Michael Liccione
At ST Ia Q2 A3, where Aquinas offers his well-known “five ways” of proving God’s existence, he notes and replies to two objections. To paraphrase, the first is that “infinite goodness” is incompatible with the existence of “evil”; the second, that citing God is “superfluous” as an explanation for the world’s existence. It’s pretty evident [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by elliotbee
http://veniaminov.blogspot.com/2009/06/begin-with-turnip.html
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by elliotbee
“There is still so much in this life to learn,” he uttered, with the hint of tears in his eyes. “Don’t stop at one point and stay there,” he counseled his disciples.
Then, alas, Leopold rose his hand and slid his hood back past his ears. “Is there any thing to learn that we should not [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by elliotbee
Here’s the received wisdom:
Humans have long suffered from various emotional and psychological needs and fears. So, seeing as the real world is harsh, indifferent, and unresponsive to these needs, humans in every age have fabricated gods and godlets to meet every little need. Finally, however, mankind has been freed from this craven superstitiousness and can [...]
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