The pelagic argosy

David Duffy · 07 May 2003, 22:10 · from urth-v0305.mbox · original

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From: David Duffy <davidD at qimr.edu.au>
Subject: (urth) The pelagic argosy
Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 08:10:54 +1000 (EST)
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While rereading Lem, I was suddenly caught by "no more than any genuine=20
heresy such as the Manichaean or the Pelagian."  And yes, the Pelagians
"emphasize human free will as the decisive element in human
perfectibility and minimize or deny the need for divine grace and
redemption".  Well, it *might* be a coincidence.

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