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  • From: Ken Armstrong <armstron AT ohiou.edu>
  • To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>, percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [percy-l] Can the sane be bad?
  • Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:37:04 -0500

At 01:32 AM 2/28/2008, Nikkibar AT aol.com wrote:
Mr. Larson is right about Walker's nervousness over Tielhard du Chardin. I tried to get him to read the later works on a number of occasions and he seemed uninterested although I secretly suspected that he might have dipped into the earlier works but didn't want to waste talking time on the matter. I never discussed Monad with him as that was one I missed myself.

I read Teilhard 30 years ago whilst riding buses to & from work in San Francisco. Had never heard of him prior, but found his books in those wonderful Bay Area book stores. McLuhan, apparently like Percy, was also seriously skeptical of Teilhard de Chardin. For myself, his understanding of evolution only made sense. Ever since I've not understood the need to draw an opposition between science and religion based on evolution, or I should say I don't accept it. It seems a naivete on both sides.

Nice to see Percy-L percolating again.

Ken A





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