tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925011239177942231.post1847280272720220249..comments2024-03-04T10:47:31.894-08:00Comments on The Textual Mechanic: Lucian on Education: Illiteracy in the Roman WorldTimothy N. Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10696299768205488795noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925011239177942231.post-50076991331225334412015-09-25T05:03:37.825-07:002015-09-25T05:03:37.825-07:00Thank you for your comments Steven Avery. My purpo...Thank you for your comments Steven Avery. My purpose is not to argue with anyone. I am simply posting modest observations of quotes in primary sources and the like. I do not disagree with you in your assessment necessarily, that there is a difference between advanced and basic education and I am not trying to "spin evidence" in any way, there is no conspiracy here. Thank you for reading and engaging with the article.Timothy N. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10696299768205488795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925011239177942231.post-6922465404271063902015-09-25T00:20:14.661-07:002015-09-25T00:20:14.661-07:00The "uneducated masses" today are not ve...The "uneducated masses" today are not very interested in philosophy, the Greek classics and higher education. Yet they are quite literate. <br /><br />Once again you are tinging your articles to give an impression of mass illiteracy, even in the Christian scripture-based populace, and that simply ignores the basic distinction between a type of advanced education and fundamental literacy, the ability to read and understand what you are reading.<br /><br />Steven Avery<br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/purebible/Steven Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019556495973817763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925011239177942231.post-76002931614139160812015-09-24T19:27:03.033-07:002015-09-24T19:27:03.033-07:00Interesting and surprising. ThanksInteresting and surprising. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179370249247209622noreply@blogger.com