Subj : Rush to Judgement?
To   : TODD HENSON
From : Curtis Johnson
Date : Mon Nov 06 2000 03:46 pm

 >  TH> In a blatantly obvious attempt to shift the focus on philosophy, 
 >  TH> what do you think Plato would have to say about the above 
 >  TH> behaviors?
 > 
 >JV> LOL.  Are you going to rewrite history for us now, Todd?  Plato 
 >JV> never married.  On the internal evidence of his writing, his sexual 
 >JV> feelings seem to have been directed solely to other men.  That sounds
 >JV> homosexual to me. I have a pretty good idea what he'd have to say
 >JV> about the above behaviors. 
 > 
 >  Not overly familiar with ancient Greek society, are you, Todd?

 TH> You assume far too much of my question. I didn't make any claims as 
 TH> to Plato's beliefs, but merely mentioned his name to shift the focus 
 TH> of the conversation. And it has. That's all.

	I think I know you well enough by now that you wouldn't have
asked that question if you really knew what the answer was going to
be, since the answer tends to undercut your position.
	It took me about an hour or more to look up and type up the
quotations for you.  I note a distinct lack of thanks on your part,
and am left wondering if you even bothered to read through my message.
	BTW, you might wish to reflect on the facts that Plato portrayed
Socrates as having constant tempatations to indulge in sex with boys,
and yet Justin Martyr specifically named Socrates as one of the very
few pagans who would make it into Heaven.

 


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