There is an old saying from the Philosophical and Theological tradition of the Dominican Order:
"Never deny, rarely affirm, always distinguish."
And it is the last part of this that has inspired the name for this blog.
One of the most fundamental problems we find in society today is a failure, and even the lack of ability, of so many to make distinctions. Even among the vast majority of faithful and intelligent Catholics, because of an utter lack of a proper philosophical education, there is this same failure and lack of ability.
This blog will explore common examples of these failures to make distinctions and show what distinctions ought to be made and how to make them.
The best remedy for yourself however, is to educate yourself in the fundamentals of Aristotelian Logic, and there is no better book for the average Catholic out there than the wonderful work by Dr. D.Q. McInerney: Introduction to Foundational Logic and if you find this book a bit too difficult he has a more popularly written work: Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
Once you have a solid grounding in logic you will be able to think clearly through a problem and make cogent arguments for or against any proposition. From there you can begin your studies into the wonders of Thomistic philosophy and theology, which were so strongly recommended to us by Pope Leo XIII (a Seminary professor before being Pope) in his Encyclical: Aeterni Patris.
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