The previous post is here. Chapter 13 Arguments in prof of God’s existence Thomas has already shown that proofs of God’s existence are not futile. He starts then to prove this through Aristotle’s route. 1. Whatever is in motion was set in motion by something else. Whatever moved it either was moved itself …
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One of my best friends is from a genteel suburb here in Oklahoma. It’s one of those places people move to “for the schools.” The average household income there is double what it is in the rest of our state. He was in all the honors stuff, great parents. He had a great upbringing. Stable …
In response to my post on the shortening half-life of knowledge a commenter in our telegram chat (You can join us at t.me/scottstream) wrote: …..in the area of education, there needs to be a focus on curriculum, not just to counter current trends, but to present examples of critical thinking and positive role models. Uphill …
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The truckers are demonstrating/protesting, whatever. Good for them. They are probably messing up. Badly. They are going to get blamed for supply shortages that were already coming. The “supply chain” is badly, badly broken. Store shelves are going to be empty of many products, and the products that are in stock are going to increase …
Last post. I’m smoking a bit of Cornell & Diehll’s 2020 Sun Bear and reading Aquinas. Sun Bear is toasty, nutty AND grassy with Virginas. . Thomas is brilliant. They are a good pairing. Chapter 10 Of the opinion of those who say it cannot be demonstrated that there is a God, since this …
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Creative Destruction is evil. Creation is good. Destruction is not creative. It is destruction of that which is good. It is evil. Evil is the privation of the good, which, through the act of men with freewill looks like an active force. Don’t be tricked like the Manichaeans. From Infogalactic: Creative destruction (German: schöpferische Zerstörung), …
In my post on Wokism I assert that woke culture is a conclusion of Calvinism. Calvinists are outraged. They essentially keep telling me my understanding of Calvinism is false, in error, incomplete, whatever. It doesn’t matter what “True Calvinism” is. All philosophies are ALWAYS taken to their extremes and are ultimately perverted. This is typically …
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. It’s the expansion or increase of the money supply. We are clearly in an inflationary cycle, the money supply having increased worldwide to record levels. This cycle is vicious, fueling itself. Commodity prices increase as more dollars are chasing finite resources. Wages must be increased in order to restore …
Previous post Chapter 7 That the truth of reason is not in opposition o the truth of the Christian Faith That which is in reason by nature are most true. It is impossible to find those things false. Finding those things of reason to be true, and faith be true, those things reason knows …
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At about one hour 17 minutes in Episode 97 of Caribbean Rhythms BAP says (I paraphrase because I don’t want to transcribe.) the new hot thing on the right is to abandon the fight and move to the countryside. They believe that having a big family is a political act, not knowing the establishment will …