So I go to the Ring Apologetics class. It's fun. We just finished C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man. Which sounds like a mouthful, but its really not that bad. Tonight we met at Canes because Robert hadn't eaten anything. So we are all sitting there and someone yells out Otto. Robert gets up and gets his food, then comes back to tell me its been six years and he's never had to use his real name at Canes yet. Then I hear the other names being called out. Bo Jangles, Wolverine. Apparently, Robert is a trendsetter.
We all sit down and starting picking apart chapter 3 of Abolition. In a very basic nutshell, Lewis talks about man conquering Nature but in conquering Nature, its actually Nature conquering us. As in the more you know about something the less you know about other things. Therefore the more power you have the less powerful you are. That's just my take on it, and I could be completely off. I'm relatively new to the class.
Anyways, we're tackling Rudolf Otto's The Idea of the Holy for the next class. Not all of it. Just the first 25 pages. Which doesn't seem like much but word on the street is Otto is tough. Likes to throw in now obscure references. And throws in a few Latin words to keep it interesting.
Reading Latin is not one of my talents. But stubbornness and determination sure are, so bring it Otto...
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