Friday, June 12, 2015

A Voice from the Past - Chesterton

A fixed creed is absolutely indispensable to freedom. For while men are and should be various, there must be some communication between them if they are to get any pleasure out of their variety. And an intellectual
formula is the only thing that can create a communication that does not depend on mere blood, class, or capricious sympathy.

G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, Miscellany of Mankind, The Sectarian of Society (Project Gutenberg, 1999)

Is this observation true? Why or why not?
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  1. kc bobJune 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    Communication is an important vehicle in reaching Consensus. However, the dangers of some of the newer statements of faith is that they sometimes major on, and unify around, the minors.

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    1. Mike Erich the Mad TheologianJune 14, 2015 at 8:14 PM

      True and if you go too far you can end up only communicating with your limited group.

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    2. kc bobJune 15, 2015 at 5:02 AM

      So true Mike. I am amazed at how narrow a "statement of faith" can be.

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