Sporadic theological and historical musings by Edgar Foster (Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies and one of Jehovah's Witnesses).
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Interesting Quote From Thomas Aquinas (Summa Contra Gentiles I.4)
"owing to the infirmity of our judgement and the perturbing force of imagination, there is some admixture of error in most of the investigations of human reason" (Thomas Aquinas, SCG I.4).
Is there one worldview in the Bible? Depends on what one means by that term. Granted, the Bible contains worldviews from various individuals and groups, but does that mean that a consistent worldview or system of ethics, etc. cannot be derived from Scripture? Nothing the video claims, gainsays one being able to derive a worldview from the Bible. It's called Judaeo-Christian. But I do not advocate Christian nationalism.
Duncan, the one link you submitted gave a 404 error; as for the video, I have a hard time seeing how it connects with the OP or with Aquinas in general.
"because very many are hindered from gathering the fruit of diligent inquiry" - not so much now.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/vIjapvf2t6I?si=5-2Y1qFgs0Nig2n7
ReplyDeleteDuncan,
ReplyDeleteIs there one worldview in the Bible? Depends on what one means by that term. Granted, the Bible contains worldviews from various individuals and groups, but does that mean that a consistent worldview or system of ethics, etc. cannot be derived from Scripture? Nothing the video claims, gainsays one being able to derive a worldview from the Bible. It's called Judaeo-Christian. But I do not advocate Christian nationalism.
https://www.uu.edu/centers/faculty/teaching/article.cfm?ID=364
ReplyDeleteDuncan, the one link you submitted gave a 404 error; as for the video, I have a hard time seeing how it connects with the OP or with Aquinas in general.
ReplyDeleteOf all people who ever lived, Aquinas would never denigrate curiosity in itself.
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