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Re: What does it mean to be a conservative?
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Originally Posted by wire2john
That's a tough one...consider this quote:
"Man is no Aristotelian god, contemplating all of existence at one glance."- Walter Lippman
This is perhaps my favorite quote from Dr. Thomas Sowell's book 'Knowledge and Decisions'. Do you appreciate the point he is making? Tell me what you think it means.
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Aristotle viewed god as perfect without flaws. Therefore if man was as the god of Aristotle he would be able to understand the totality of existence. Hence man being imperfect and having to learn the world around him must take the time to research things out.
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~Declaration of Independence
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