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: Yes, Augustine is concerned about the impression that people will get in being told what they know to be correct is not correct, but he's not saying that people should not try to correct ''incorrect'' ideas.
: Yes, Augustine is concerned about the impression that people will get in being told what they know to be correct is not correct, but he's not saying that people should not try to correct ''incorrect'' ideas.
: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:40, 17 December 2007 (EST)
: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:40, 17 December 2007 (EST)
Augustine says "talking nonsense about these topics", and the the word "these topics" refers to "the earth, the heavens, and the other elements of this world, about the motion and orbit of the stars and even their size and relative positions" etc. We both get what he means, especially when it comes to his concern about the impression on others.
The biblical account is indeed consistent on a higher level, different from the literal meaning, under your translation and interpretation. We can easily agree on that.
I asked you above to give an example where lack of purpose, implies a uniform distribution. [[User:Order|Order]] 03:57, 18 December 2007 (EST)
===Motivations===
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