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'Argument'
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p.100
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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled
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Full Idea:
The devil is evil but nonetheless wise; he was a wise angel, and through no loss of knowledge, but, rather, through some sort of affective restructuring tried and failed to take over the throne.
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From:
Dennis Whitcomb (Wisdom [2011], 'Argument')
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A reaction:
['affective restructuring' indeed! philosophers- don't you love 'em?] To fail at something you try to do suggests a flaw in the wisdom. And the new regime the devil wished to introduce doesn't look like a wise regime. Not convinced.
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