Friday, August 11, 2006
Western Tradition
it's worth saving
With the recent terrorist foil in Great Britain, it has come to light that middle to upper middle class Europeans are converting to Islam and even joining in the terrorist cause, in hopes that a glorious death will result in a glorious life in Paradise.
We need to be sensitive to other cultures, this is sure.
But we also need to realize we are losing our western culture, ancient and modern, because we have turned away from the rich, diverse history we share....a history I attempt to accentuate in this blog.
Not only do we have an external history, but we also have a deep inner history that can be entirely lost through our own ignorance.
This is a battle for ideas, and we need to work to decide what ideas are worth fighting for. What idealistic systems are worth fighting for. What philosophies are worth fighting for.
In this blog, I may have presented ideas that seem misty, effervescent, foggy or even flaky. But they are taken directly from the rich Western Tradition that we come from.
The ancient history we share with those who have gone before us requires us to carry their ideas forward. This is one objective I have tried to accomplish with my musings.
I ask you to consider: Where would America be, except for Greek Rationalism? Except for Christianity? Except for it's mythology and it's democracy?
it's worth saving
With the recent terrorist foil in Great Britain, it has come to light that middle to upper middle class Europeans are converting to Islam and even joining in the terrorist cause, in hopes that a glorious death will result in a glorious life in Paradise.
We need to be sensitive to other cultures, this is sure.
But we also need to realize we are losing our western culture, ancient and modern, because we have turned away from the rich, diverse history we share....a history I attempt to accentuate in this blog.
Not only do we have an external history, but we also have a deep inner history that can be entirely lost through our own ignorance.
This is a battle for ideas, and we need to work to decide what ideas are worth fighting for. What idealistic systems are worth fighting for. What philosophies are worth fighting for.
In this blog, I may have presented ideas that seem misty, effervescent, foggy or even flaky. But they are taken directly from the rich Western Tradition that we come from.
The ancient history we share with those who have gone before us requires us to carry their ideas forward. This is one objective I have tried to accomplish with my musings.
I ask you to consider: Where would America be, except for Greek Rationalism? Except for Christianity? Except for it's mythology and it's democracy?
