[betty boop]

I have to be honest with you AG. What I see is that you and betty have reassigned Plato to the role of John the Baptist, the one came before.

Then you have misunderstood. John the Baptist is the precurser, the one who prepared the way for the Christ in Spirit, to prepare human souls. Plato and the Greeks are no way near to this astounding dignity. For their influence was mainly on the intellectual culture of the time. I do not see why it is necessary to pit Plato against John as if they were in any sense rivals. In no way do I believe that.

[Dataman]

I do not see why it is necessary to pit Plato against John as if they were in any sense rivals.

Right. The only hint of Plato vs. John is the Apostle's condemnation of gnosticism.