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To: imardmd1

True life is more than logic


I agree completely. As would Plato, Aristotle, and Thomas.

A person who is very good at logic but not well connected with the world is to some degree insane. To quote Chesterton, the mad man has lost everything except his reason.

Prudence, and its connected virtues, are essential to see what is actually the best course of action, and many other virtues are necessary if one is to actually carry this course of action out.

That said, logic does have its place. But again, I did not opt to devote a large portion of my life (beyond acquiring a degree) to philosophy, so I have a vested interest in holding this position.


20 posted on 01/04/2020 3:19:13 AM PST by Hieronymus ("I shall drink--to the Pope, if you please,-still, to Conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.")
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To: Hieronymus
Well, though the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy has been conferred on me for the practical value of my studies in science, I cannot say that /i have the kind of credentials that you apparently may justly claim.

That does not mean that I've not given some effort to come to grips with the value of grasping philosophical issues. So far, for my purposes, the two Christian philosophers that I have depended on mostly are Elton Trueblood (practical) and Frances Schaeffer (analytical, wide-ranging, and precise).

Where do you stand regarding the effect of Adam's fall on his reasoning powers, and those of his descendants?

35 posted on 01/04/2020 8:56:24 AM PST by imardmd1
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