"Dawkins’s problem is that he doesn’t know the difference between probabilistic empirical theorizing and strict metaphysical demonstration, and thus misreads an attempt at the latter as if it were the former. That is not to say that Aquinas might not be mistaken at some point in the argument – though obviously I don’t think he is – but if you’re going to show that he is, you first need to understand what kind of argument he is giving, and thus what kind of mistake he’d be making if he’s made one at all."

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Source : Edward Feser (2008). “The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism”, St Augustine PressInc

Edward Feser

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“The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine.”

Source : "Will you have a heart attack? New test can possibly predict", www.eurekalert.org. March 21, 2012.
“It was my dream for years... to train. Dominic [Cooper] went and he's doing alright. But some people don't go and do brilliantly. Although I think there are things I missed from not having trained. I think I'd be more confident on stage had I gone because I think it means you're equipped with better vocal training and things like that.”
“Whenever I do a movie I always like to base my character off of a couple different characters.”
“Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.”

Source : "Matt Damon and John Krasinski Talk About Their Bromance, 'Promised Land,' and More". Interview with Kevin Fallon, www.thedailybeast.com. December 26, 2012.
“Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.”
“And Burns--though brief the race he ran, Though rough and dark the paths he trod, Lived--died--in form and soul a man, The image of his God.”

Source : Fitz-Greene Halleck (1827). “Alnwick Castle, with Other Poems”, p.20
“I'd say I learned a lot. It's all about whether or not I can apply it.”
“Mysteriously, as elusive as it is, this moment--where the eye is what it sees, where the heart is what it feels--this moment shows us that what is real is sacred”

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