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1. Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 07:20:59 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite
   https://twitter.com/Aelthemplaer/status/1695644208097341690
   Plato fits in really well with Christianity and his work served as important groundwork for many important early Christians. There is nothing wrong with this. God can work through non-Christians too.
   • Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 07:31:11 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite

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     • Microchimera
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     There's definitely the issue of figuring out what's valuable in it, and what doesn't fit and leads to false understandings. Plato at his best is nevertheless invaluable for Western Christian civilization.
   • Microchimera (opphunter88@gleasonator.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 07:31:12 JST Microchimera

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     @ArdainianRight Platonists were actually a big problem for the early Christians. They would co-opt our metaphysics but leave out the incarnation and the sacraments. Many heresies have their roots in neoplatonism, especially the Gnostics.