Hello everyone. I beg your indulgence. This letter is to two very specific terrans. I got into a discussion on the twitter again. (I know. I know.) I keep hoping such things will go well. Anyway the jury is still out on this one, so let's say, if it sours, then this letter is just for you my dear readers.
Full disclosure, I’m not from around here, and while I love it, I’m still new to terran philosophy, so please feel free to let me know if you see a mistake somewhere. That said, please allow me to return the favor in advance.
About questioning, I'm afraid I was misunderstood. Yes, honest questions are great. It's the outright denial of the most basic realities that I can't endorse. That gets bad for the soul, and I've seen it. I’ve seen many a man sink lower and lower from their natural greatness into a depraved beastliness. I've watched abyss-talk foster and then speed the decent of men unto the inhumane.
It’s reckless to go denying one's eyes without good reason. So, why jump to conclusions against the senses on matters both more immediate and more important? Denial of free-will? of God? And without giving ideas like molinism a fare shake? That's insanely premature. (By the way, how is it that I’ve been in your world for less time, and yet even I’ve heard tell of molinism???) Reckless.
Life is rough. Those we care about kind of need us at our best. So, unless one's goal is to neglect their own in order to become a monster, they better make sure sure sure those notions aren't the poisons they seem before imbibing them (both of them!?!) to their ruin.
While science gone awry can blow up cities, philosophy gone awry gets even worse, and I wish you both the best.
-Pen
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