Sunday, September 23, 2007
St. Thomas Aquinas, Bebe, Gilgamesh
These three historical figures had some similarities and many differences. To be a fly on the wall during a conversation between these three men would be very interesting. With St. Thomas Aquinas and Bede having religious roots the interactions between them and Gilgamesh would be unique. I think that even though these three had their differences they still would have been able to have productive conversation. From the readings and the history of these three historical figures it seems like the conversation would have been rooted around being a leader and government with a twist of religion. Bebe and St. Thomas Aquinas religious roots would have guided the conversation in a religious direction while Gilgamesh probably would have been a more authoritative type person.
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I began a conversation with Allah’s position: if the Jews/Christians assume the hereafter is for them alone, why don’t they commit suicide (Qu’ran 002.094). Thomas Aquinas responds (based on his Treatise, point 8), that all things are ordered for a good purpose. All effects stem from the original cause.
Aquinas: "Every inclination, whether natural or involuntary, is nothing but a kind of impression from the first order...and ultimately can not be resisted”. If he wishes to invoke death and succeeds, then it had been ordered, and is good. If he wishes, but isn’t able, then it had not been ordered, and that is also good. And if he does not wish to invoke death (and lives or dies regardless), that also is under the governance of the Divine and is good.
By extension, all questions, objections, anger and actions are ordered, and good, for Divine purposes. Allah can’t disagree.
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