[lit-ideas] Credo, Quia Absurdum
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:00:57 EST
Andreas is into something:
"And then there's politics and religion. These seem to thrive on logical
impossiblity. The christian bible is a morass of illogical statements, riddled
with logical contradictions. Yet that doesn't bother the believers at all.
We can stick to our principles and say "that's irrational, and therefore
you've lost", but that doesn't go anywhere. They still believe their ideas and
we end up having to deal with that."
I agree. It's sad to, but I have to.
People are _aware_ that what they believe is _false_ and yet they convince
themselves (or strictly, their selves) that it's still worth believing (with a
bit of effort from the will).
As the Oxford Dict. of Proverbs has it,
"We soon believe what we desire"
or
"Desire is the mother of the thought"
Tertulianus said that vigorously.
HEATHEN: Virgin Mary was not a Virgin.
TERTULIANUS: What do you mean?
HEATHEN: She gave birth to a boy through her
uterus. What virgin is that?
TERTULIANOS: Credo, quia absurdum.
HEATHEN: And then Moses opened the waters
of the Nile?
TERTULIANUS: What about it?
HEATHEN: What, the river has ears?
The river follows commands?
TERTULIANUS: Credo, quia absurdum.
HEATHEN: And he resurrected?
TERTULIANUS: He who?
HEATHEN: Jesus Christ!
TERTULIANUS: Yes, he was crucified and
buried, but resurrected -- was
brought back to life and elevated
in body and soul to the Heaven.
Credo quia absurdum.
HEATHEN: So we'll meet in Hell?
TERTULIANUS: No -- with the apocalypse.
HEATHEN: What's that?
TERTULIANUS: When the bodies of the
deceased will be brought to life
in body and soul and meet the Maker.
HEATHEN: Complete with fireworks?
TERTULIANUS: Credo, quia absurdum
Cheers,
JL
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