I am truly sorry and appologize for causing such anguish in you or others.
I meant only to make comments coming from me that are related to comments coming from you.
My purpose ti to give good honest reason why it is to my benefit and your benefit as human beings to be acquainted with the Creator in such a way as to leave Him out of nothing that occurs.
It is also my considered opinion that it is of the Highest Disrespect to speak of and analyze a painting and make no attempt to indicate that we could even recognize the Painter.
This is probably not dealing with the Subject.
I am probably out of my depth in subjects. I will 'trip' on down the yellow brick road to speak to another Wizard.
You have nothing about which to apologize. Not to me anyway. And you've certainly not caused the least anguish for me in any fashion.
I get it about recognizing the painter when appreciating the painting. I got it from the get-go. I thought that's what I was doing when discussing the thoughts of Thomas Aquinas. But, maybe not.
I think you were 'dealing with the subject' well enough. I'm just not sure either one of us was relating to what the other was saying despite the similarities of our points. So, maybe I am the one who owes the apology.
And that YHAOS seems to be why (FWIW) there isn't a whole heck of a lot of daylight between your two positions. Or so it seems to me. YHAOS, I suspect you really don't find anything wrong with Slingshot's witness, on either logical or principal grounds.
So why are the two of you arguing [in public]?
Sigh. It's late and I have to go to bed. God bless you both and all the rest of us: May the love and light and peace and grace of Our Lord be with you always. Good night dear friends!