http://www.sharpsand.net/2009/10/25/attacking-the-rationalists/ Joseph Duemer's blog about reading, writing, politics, birds, food, & weather Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:31:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sharpsand.net/2009/10/25/attacking-the-rationalists/comment-page-1/#comment-10613 Chris Robinson Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:11:15 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/?p=1884#comment-10613 Great quote. Geez, I should be reading James with you. The quote reminded me of Athene's pronouncement at the end of the Oresteia. She says, in effect: The gods with cease screwing around with humans, and humans have to stop blaming gods for actions and consequences that are of their own making. With this division of the universe then, humans became political beings, and the pursuit of justice became a human pursuit. Great quote. Geez, I should be reading James with you. The quote reminded me of Athene’s pronouncement at the end of the Oresteia. She says, in effect: The gods with cease screwing around with humans, and humans have to stop blaming gods for actions and consequences that are of their own making. With this division of the universe then, humans became political beings, and the pursuit of justice became a human pursuit.

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