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Summary Against Modern Thought: Celestial Bodies Don’t Influence Our Bodies
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Celestial Bodies Don’t Influence Our Bodies

Previous post. Today we start the second part of Book Three. Only another year and a half or so to go in Book Three. Then, finally, Book four! Our intellects…
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Summary Against Modern Thought:  A Celestial Hierarchy
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Summary Against Modern Thought: A Celestial Hierarchy

Previous post. We come today to the end of the first part of Book Three! Great material is on the way! THAT LOWER BODIES ARE RULED BY GOD THROUGH CELESTIAL…
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Summary Against Modern Thought:  Equality Is False
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Equality Is False

Previous post. Equality cannot be the case since there is a hierarchy among men. ON THE ORDERING OF MEN AMONG THEMSELVES AND TO OTHER THINGS 1 As a matter of…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Ordering Among Angels
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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Ordering Among Angels

Previous post. Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges. ON THE ORDERING OF THE ANGELS AMONG THEMSELVES 1 Since bodily things are ruled by spiritual things, as we showed, and…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: There Is A Hierarchy Of Intellect
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Summary Against Modern Thought: There Is A Hierarchy Of Intellect

Previous post. There is a natural ordering of intellectual abilities, in us and in angels. THAT LOWER INTELLECTUAL SUBSTANCES ARE RULED BY HIGHER ONES 1 Since certain intellectual creatures are…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Uses Angels & Demons
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Uses Angels & Demons

Previous post. The world, Reality, is a much richer place than most of us know. Our good saint proves that angels and demons carrying out God's will is possible. THAT…
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Summary Against Modern Thought:  How God Uses Secondary Causes
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Summary Against Modern Thought: How God Uses Secondary Causes

Previous post. Angels and demons are secondary causes, too. THAT THE EXECUTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF SECONDARY CAUSES 1 We should attend to the fact that…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Providence Applies To All
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Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Providence Applies To All

Previous post. There is no escaping providence. THAT GOD'S PROVIDENCE APPLIES IMMEDIATELY TO ALL SINGULARS 1 Now, some have conceded that divine providence extends to singulars, but through certain intermediary…
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