Dear list:
Ha, what a great statement!
“ In any case, my religious tradition does not call itself "Lutheran"
because of the man's politics.”
In like manner, we should ask ourselves,
For what reasons do we call ourselves Peirceans?
“Man is essentially a social animal: but to be social is
Frederik, List:
FS: Luther was anti-reason, anti-liberty, anti-tolerance, anti-science and
founded theocracies in the emerging Lutheran states.
Like most caricatures, there are elements of truth in this, along with a
considerable amount of overstatement.
FS: His theology, narrowly conceived,
As to Luther, I only judge him for his political beliefs, actions, and effects,
which are deplorable.
His theology, narrowly conceived, may possess valuable stuff if kept apart from
his politics, I do not know.
Best
F
From: "Stephen C. Rose"
Date: Friday 30 December 2016 at 18:48
To: Frederik
Luther also favored the princes over the peasants. And I have why
Wittgenstein (who I see as Peirce in different clothing) would not have
merited a Nobel over Russell. I have not weighed in on this theological
conversation as I am in the midst of a consideration which harks back to
Tillich's famous
Dear Peircers -
Luther is an interesting case. He is much too well-regarded.
I just wrote a pamphlet (in Danish) in order to raise a countervoice to the
emerging celebrations of the "Luther Year" of 2017. Luther was anti-reason,
anti-liberty, anti-tolerance, anti-science and founded theocraci
> On Dec 29, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Helmut Raulien wrote:
>
> I think, maybe the concept of Christ is (btw) an attempt to solve the
> almightiness-paradoxon (Can God create a rock He cannot move), by introducing
> Himself in the role of a person who is not almighty, even got killed by the
> Roman
