The Scholars' Debates

The Scholars' Debates (II)

*A debate record between two scholars. Most are illegible, leaving only fragments of dialogue...* Euthyphro: ...Well then, enlighten me. What exactly do you mean by "examining from another perspective"? ???: Simple, you see— ???: When we stand normally, the sky is above. When we stand on our heads, it's below our feet. Euthyphro: Heh, I don't even want to know what kind of situation inspired you to make such exalted theories. Euthyphro: By the way, I have a student who loves to write satirical comedies and once wrote about a fool who could not figure out a question no matter what. ???: As I said, there's no reasoning with you Venerationists. ???: You're like dromases, huge yet always gazing downward at the earth, while I want to be the wasp that stings the dromas. ???: What if that state tyrant's defeat simply proved that among all paths to {RUBY_B#Sky Titan}Aquila{RUBY_E#}... ???: ...the "Skyship" was the wrong one? Euthyphro: ... Euthyphro: Anaxagoras, you impious blasphemer, mark my words — you will eventually answer for your sacrilege. Euthyphro: I doubt your students — or that young teaching assistant girl — have any idea what *secret research* you're truly conducting... *...Legible content ends here.*