Re: Howard Dean: The Wolf in Sheeps Clothes
Daniel Cassidy <[email protected]>
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On Friday 29 August 2003 1:37 am, Timothy R. Butler wrote: > > "Even today many educated people think that the victory of Christianity > > over Greek philosophy is a proof of the superior truth of the former -- > > although in this case it was only the coarser and more violent that > > conquered the more spiritual and delicate. So far as superior truth is > > concerned, it is enough to observe that the awakening sciences have > > allied themselves point by point with the philosophy of Epicurus, but > > point by point rejected Christianity." > > If we are to assume this, then we must assume that the slow advancement > of Secular Humanism over Christianity in society must mean that it is > coarser and more violent and that it conquerored the more spiritual and > delicate. and we must also assume that you completely misunderstood that quote. -- Dan. DISCLAIMER: Please do not take my statements wildly out of context and attribute to me opinions which I do not hold. Kde-cafe mailing list - [email protected] http://ofb.biz/lists/listinfo.cgi/kde-cafe DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this mailinglist are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent OfB.biz: Open for Business, KDE or the author's employer.