tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848483.post4996457383256097799..comments2023-06-30T15:28:17.371+03:00Comments on brummie@sea: Of Boys, Toys, JWs, Anoraks, and St. Augustine (or, The Coffee Maker, Part 2)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848483.post-91844130205586465732008-05-23T10:27:00.000+03:002008-05-23T10:27:00.000+03:00my advice: just stick to tea. It's so much safer.B...my advice: just stick to tea. <BR/>It's so much safer.<BR/>But can be quite adventerous, too when the fridge starts leaking and you have to navigate a huge lake to get in an out of the kitchen!shannoniganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496839234622863088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848483.post-87185086918493101462008-05-21T16:47:00.000+03:002008-05-21T16:47:00.000+03:00I'm not sure you're being completely fair to Augus...I'm not sure you're being completely fair to Augustine. What he didn't like was being forced to learn stuff he didn't want to learn. He was more interested in learning stuff he was interested in learning. That doesn't mean it's wrong to appreciate the wonders of fun. He stands out as a big contrast to many of the Greco-Roman philosophers of his day, who spent a lot of time reflecting on what it means to have a good life internally but didn't think all that hard about intrinsically good things in the world God created. He offers a corrective to that, talking about intrinsic worth to all God's creation and how marvelous that is. So he may have agreed with you more than this post lets on.Jeremy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441308872350317672noreply@blogger.com