Mary Midgley is doing extremely well, maintaining such excellent physical and mental health at her advanced age without relying too much on science. Perhaps her GP draws inspiration from scripture, or from pyramid power, rather than medical science.
But to the point. Here's Midgley at her most revealing:
It [belief in God] is a world-view, an all-enclosing vision of the kind of world that we inhabit.
What, I wonder, does she mean by all-enclosing? Does she mean that belief in God encompasses everything that there is? What breathtaking arrogance. Or perhaps I have misunderstood. Maybe she means that belief in God encloses those who buy into it, in a hermetically sealed little universe where all wrongs are righted and everything has a purpose.
Dream on, Ms Midgley. Ah well, at least you've given me something to write about while I wait for my onward flight here in Dubai.
i am afraid you are a hopeless case and you will never understand what she meant under all-enclosing.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, thanks for your comment. I'm honoured that you're turning this into a discussion about me, but in fact it's about Mary Midgley's article.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could explain what she really meant by 'all enclosing'. Thanks in anticipation.