On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 04:44:37PM -0700, Mike Jewell wrote: > > > On Fri, 2005-08-12 at 19:21 -0400, ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who > > make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the > > mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the > > spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell." > > Huh???!!! It's a quote that shows how even a man as spiritual as St. Augustine can have blind spots that arise from ignorance. Ditto Martin Luther's attitude toward the Jews, not to mention the Crusades, etc. Only God Himself has the pure perspective on everything and we should be slow to burn anyone at the stake. -- May the LORD God bless you exceedingly abundantly! Dave Craig - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "'So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.'" --from _Nightfall_ by Asimov/Silverberg
