The Late Night English Blog with Andy Ferguson

How's it going internet? Welcome to the Late Night English Blog! I'm your host and slightly bummed guy Andy Ferguson and tonight we'll be examining whether or not Socrates belongs in Hell in Dante's "Inferno."  In "Inferno," Dante (the character) discovers that inside the First Circle of Hell, Limbo, rests the spirit of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. If you remember from my last post, those residing in Limbo were sent there because, while they were virtuous individuals, they either had not accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour or died before Christianity began. Socrates, having been born some 400 odd years before Christ, definitely falls into these categories. So, semantically speaking, yes, he belongs in Hell. That's it for tonight everybody. Thanks for reading! Good night!

How's it going internet? Welcome to the Late Night English Blog! I'm your host and guy currenty slacking off in Stats Andy Ferguson and tonight we'll be discussing the concept of Dante's version of Hell in "Inferno" and how we might find it appealing in our modern world. Before we begin, we need to clear up some background information: 1.) Dante Alighieri- more commonly referred to as simply "Dante," this Florentine poet wrote The Divine Comedy of which "Inferno" is a part. For his contributions to literature, he is considered (in Italy anyway) "Il Sommo Poeta" (trans: The Supreme Poet) as well as "the Father of the Italian Language." For more, read here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri 2.) Inferno- Dante's "Inferno" follows the journey of the similarly named protagonist Dante as he journeys through the depths of Hell with the poet Virgil. In this  section, Dante (the author) attempted to

Still interested in how Jesus is portrayed in the qur'an? Well no need to fear. that's exactly why I am writing this post....here. huh, kinda got a little with the, uh, rhyme scheme a bit. Oh well. Anyway, as I mentioned last time, Jesus is protrayed rather differently in the Qur'an than in the Bible. Sure there are some common threads between the two, but ultimately they are very different characters. Here a few of such differences  I didn't cover last time: 1.) He wasn't crucified it was just someone that looked like him. I like how they have to specify that. Like "Yeah, a guy did crucified and looked kinda like this other really important guy but they weren't the same" 2.) Completely normal human. Not the son of God or any of that jive. just 100% grade-a human. Well that's all for today. Bye!

How's it going internet? Welcome to the Late Night English Blog! I'm your host and guy developing insomnia Andy Ferguson and tonight we will discuss the differences between the characters of Jesus in the Bible versus Jesus in the Qur'an. Before you ask, yes. Jesus is in the Qur'an. Fairly major role too. Like, second only to Muhammad who happens to be the main prophet type guy. For those of you wondering what the Bible and the Qur'an are exactly, here's a brief description: 1.) Bible- Holy text of the Christianity 2.) Qur'an- Holy text of Islam all squared up? Great! Now let's move on to the next thing: Who's Jesus? Well, Jesus is a bit different depending on whether you read the Bible or the Qur'an. Sure there are some similiarities between the two, but otherwise they're pretty different. In order to compare and contrast the two versions, here are some convenient lists: - Bible Jesus    1. Son of God/Part of God    2. Crucifie

How's it going internet? Welcome to the Late Night English Blog! Im your host and man recovering from Saint Patrick's Day Andy Ferguson and tonight we'll have a lightning round discussion of whether or not  high government officials should lead by personal example and high ideals. Now there are, as always some pros and cons to doing so: Pros: - The officials will be more likely to hold themselves accountable - The people might find comfort in knowing their officials believe in similar ideals - It looks nice to other countries Cons - Personal example becomes problematic if an officials "high ideals" involves them being high at their desk - easier to cover up scandals/atrocities if you slap some slipshod justification over it - one particular group of idealists could take control and form an oligarchy So yeah, could be good, could be bad. Who knows? That's it for tonight. Thanks for reading!

How's it going internet. I'm Andy  Ferguson, this is the Late Night English Blog and let's get right to it. The U.S president is, in the American governement, the head of the military and other federal departments. In addition, the president has to power to introduce bills onto the legislative floor or veto those that come off it. As such, the president has a duty to set an example for others. This is supported by the saying of confuscious "The Duke Ai asked, saying, ‘What should be done in order to secure the submission of the people?’ Confucius replied, ‘Advance the upright and set aside the crooked, then the people will submit. Advance the crooked and set aside the upright, then the people will not submit.’ (Book II, Chapter XIX) Well that;s it for this time. later.

How's it going internet? Welcome to The Late Night English Blog! I'm your host and (insert clever thing here) and tonight we're just gonna blaze on past the role of god(s) in war. War. The big time for bloodshed. the battlefield where humanity goes to die. In our modern age, we've grown (as a species, I like to think) to view war more realistically rather than the glorified fields of victory portrayed in the past. Such portrayals, in fact, were and still are found in many religious texts such as: 1.) Bhagavad-Gita 2.) the Bible 3.) the Quran etc. etc. In the Bible, it was all those wars against the Philistines and what not. David was a good, holy hero cause he managed to kill somebody in cold blood. All that jazz Anyway, that's it for tonight. thanks for reading. Im very tired. good night.

How's it going internet? Welcome to the Late Night English Blog! I'm your host and guy at Barnes & Noble who reads books on the floor Andy Ferguson and tonight we will be doing a quick little once over on the war in Iraq. First, some information: the Iraq war began in 2003 and ended in the year 2011. In that time, casualties on both sides had piled up to disputable amounts. There were two main reasons given for the US's involvement: 1.) We would invade Iraq in order to place the seed of democracy (For more info on that, google Arab Spring) 2.) We would invade Iraq to ensure that they did not possess any W.M.D's (Weapons of Mass Destruction). For these two reasons alone, the war in Iraq would be considered justifiable by both the Bhagavad-Gita and Sun Tzu's The Art of War  on the basis that preemptive striking and preservation of morality were both  acceptable reasons to wage war. As for the popular response to the War in the US, well, I'll just inv