Civilization, in every generation, must be defended from barbarians.
The barbarians outside the gate, the barbarians inside the gate, and the barbarian in the mirror...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Mark Shea Asks
"[Did you] ever notice that people who continually proclaim themselves 'rational' are as incapable of reason as people who continually proclaim themselves 'devout' are incapable of devotion?"
Yes, I've noticed that. I suspect that for both groups the respective words serve essentially as magic talismans (and thus, don't need to mean anything).
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Yes, I've noticed that. I suspect that for both groups the respective words serve essentially as magic talismans (and thus, don't need to mean anything).
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