Atheism, capital “A,” the denial of the creator God, capital “G,” always defaults to some form of theism, small “t” – I mean the embrace of a false god, small “g.” It doesn’t even seem to be possible to deny every unconditional commitment. Everyone bends the knee to something, whether or not he knows what it is.
Anscombe Society, Stanford University, 2014
Before the lovely Augustine passage, a quick note: Two links have just been added to my Listen to Talks page. You can hear highlights from my recent talk to the Stanford University Anscombe Society on the meaning of the sexual powers
Professor:
“The parent seeking to be the friend of the child necessarily forfeits authority. As this egalitarian drive works itself out, indeed, children of quite a young age come increasingly under the jurisdiction of the state, exercising its suasion through social workers, and they acquire rights which make it increasingly difficult for either teachers or parents to exercise aut
Query:
“As far as cannibalism goes, Jeffrey Dahmer, man, he was out of money and had to eat, man. I don't know -- it's really grotesque and stretching the wire -- but he did what he had to do. I don't agree with him, but I don't know, man.” -- Student in Daytona Beach, Florida, quoted by R.C. Sproul
Anscombe Society, Stanford University, 2014
“Since we nowadays think that all a man needs for acquisition of truth is to exert his brain more or less vigorously, and since we consider an ascetic approach to knowledge hardly sensible, we have lost the awareness of the close bond that links the knowledge of truth to the condition of purity. Thomas says that unchastity's first-born daughter is blindness of the spirit
Later during the same breakfast.