Michael Knowles

Paradoxically, that diminishes man.

The whole point of philosophical liberalism, political liberalism, was to make man even greater.

But by focusing entirely on man, we've made man smaller.

We've diminished man.

Man becomes greater when he focuses outside of himself, specifically when he focuses on God, because man is made in the image of God.

So as we focus our attention on God, we memetic creatures become more like God.

We become holier.

We become more sanctified.

We become greater.

And so we become more perfectly human.

And when we look at the great work of God in the heavens, we commit ourselves to knowing God's creation.

That makes us greater too.

Okay, next question.

Sorry, I'm still recovering from the light in the loafer's comment.

Okay, so the point you're making is that the Catholic fasting during Lent is less rigorous than the Eastern Orthodox fasting.

That's true.

Okay, you want me to admit it?

That's true.

The Eastern Orthodox, they're more hardcore about it.

I'm not even going to get into your comment on the Nicene Creed and the filioque way.