Monday, July 24, 2006
Revelation!
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I never met his wife, whom, he said, thought that the idea of 'Angels' was 'disgusting.' We were strictly 'lunch buddies.' But I enjoyed a good argument and didn't like being on the losing side. So I visited the Salina Public Library and checked out an 'exposition' of Thomas Aquinas' ideas (which I learned in high school and then promptly forgot).
Aquinas made no dent in this guy's arguments, but I discovered the 'Philosophy Section' right next to the 'Religion Section' in the library. I began reading philosophy. Revelation! I discovered that Aquinas' arguments belonged to a branch of philosophy called, 'metaphysics,' and that it (metaphysics) was by no means the only way to think about things. I stopped arguing religion with my friend and we turned to economics. I recall only one of the discussions: he argued for 'mom and pop' businesses, whereas I argued for massive businesses. I convinced him.
Meanwhile my philosophy studies convinced me intellectually of what my experiences with priests and nuns had already convinced me emotionally: Judeo-Christianity sucks.
I never met his wife, whom, he said, thought that the idea of 'Angels' was 'disgusting.' We were strictly 'lunch buddies.' But I enjoyed a good argument and didn't like being on the losing side. So I visited the Salina Public Library and checked out an 'exposition' of Thomas Aquinas' ideas (which I learned in high school and then promptly forgot).
Aquinas made no dent in this guy's arguments, but I discovered the 'Philosophy Section' right next to the 'Religion Section' in the library. I began reading philosophy. Revelation! I discovered that Aquinas' arguments belonged to a branch of philosophy called, 'metaphysics,' and that it (metaphysics) was by no means the only way to think about things. I stopped arguing religion with my friend and we turned to economics. I recall only one of the discussions: he argued for 'mom and pop' businesses, whereas I argued for massive businesses. I convinced him.
Meanwhile my philosophy studies convinced me intellectually of what my experiences with priests and nuns had already convinced me emotionally: Judeo-Christianity sucks.
