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Gemma Therese · 01-09-2003, 04:14 PM

Thomas Aquinas said, "Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace."

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Osiris · 01-09-2003, 04:32 PM

Soren Kierkegaard was a great-great-great...uncle of mine. He had no children. For whatever that is worth.

I do not prescribe to his views, but I did find the meaning of his surname was ironic - Church Guard.

Oresta · 01-10-2003, 04:11 AM

Gemma Therese:

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Thomas Aquinas said, "Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace."

This strikes me as a tortured attempt to resolve reason and faith, while simutaneously allowing for free will, yet with God being the prime mover: a contradiction on two levels. Gemma, can you deconstruct this for me?

Dale Merlin · 01-10-2003, 04:55 AM

Uh, I'm afraid Kierkegaard's name really means "cemetery" ("churchyard"). Though that could be appropriate as well.

01-09-2003, 04:32 PM	#12
Osiris Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 40	Talking about my relatives? Soren Kierkegaard was a great-great-great...uncle of mine. He had no children. For whatever that is worth. I do not prescribe to his views, but I did find the meaning of his surname was ironic - Church Guard.

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Gemma Therese Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: new york Posts: 608	Thomas Aquinas said, "Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace." Gemma Therese

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Dale Merlin Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 28	Uh, I'm afraid Kierkegaard's name really means "cemetery" ("churchyard"). Though that could be appropriate as well.

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