CS Lewis:
"There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur should content himself with the modern books. Thus I have found as a tutor in English Literature that if the average student wants to find out something about Platonism, the very last thing he thinks of doing is to take a translation of Plato off the library shelf and read the Symposium. He would rather read some dreary modern book ten times as long, all about “isms” and influences and only once in twelve pages telling him what Plato actually said.
The error is rather an amiable one, for it springs from humility. The student is half afraid to meet one of the great philosophers face to face. He feels himself inadequate and thinks he will not understand him. But if he only knew, the great man, just because of his greatness, is much more intelligible than his modern commentator."
"There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur should content himself with the modern books. Thus I have found as a tutor in English Literature that if the average student wants to find out something about Platonism, the very last thing he thinks of doing is to take a translation of Plato off the library shelf and read the Symposium. He would rather read some dreary modern book ten times as long, all about “isms” and influences and only once in twelve pages telling him what Plato actually said.
The error is rather an amiable one, for it springs from humility. The student is half afraid to meet one of the great philosophers face to face. He feels himself inadequate and thinks he will not understand him. But if he only knew, the great man, just because of his greatness, is much more intelligible than his modern commentator."
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I don’t know who this harpy is, but I have zero doubt her sources on this are solid.
I can show a little grace on the physiognomy side of things, but yeah — the guy wears girl makeup, i.e. not the subtle, “for-the-camera” kind.
Queerer than the blazes, and that much is obvious the moment you look at his wife. Even Yeb’s wife looks like a catch by comparison.
At least she doesn’t look like a hollow-eyed corpse. At least she has turtles for us when we’re ready to come home.
Nonetheless, we wish them all well.
I can show a little grace on the physiognomy side of things, but yeah — the guy wears girl makeup, i.e. not the subtle, “for-the-camera” kind.
Queerer than the blazes, and that much is obvious the moment you look at his wife. Even Yeb’s wife looks like a catch by comparison.
At least she doesn’t look like a hollow-eyed corpse. At least she has turtles for us when we’re ready to come home.
Nonetheless, we wish them all well.
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Anyone else like this?
Modern art maybe isn’t so terrible after all
This is good
Modern art maybe isn’t so terrible after all
This is good
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Pretty important video.
https://rumble.com/v72onas-responding-to-ian-carroll-and-the-conspiracy-theorists.html
https://rumble.com/v72onas-responding-to-ian-carroll-and-the-conspiracy-theorists.html
Rumble
Responding to Ian Carroll and the Conspiracy Theorists
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