Everyone else here manages to act like an adult without all sorts of rules. Why can't you? Just look at your reply to Daniel. That is obviously not what he meant.

Tuggy's discussion of Aquinas' theory suggests that you are not alone John.

John West wrote:

CharlieBlack wrote:

Why should I join?

On the one hand, if you're not interested in ontology, don't join. The last thing the ontology reading group needs is a bunch of people who don't actually want to read about (and discuss) ontology.

On the other, if you want to understand the proofs of natural theology (with the possible exception of PSR arguments, though even there it will help with some of the objections), you should want to study ontology. (There is a reason why the scholastics thought we should study metaphysics and philosophy of nature before we study natural theology.)

How do you square this with your skepticism? Why should I join if skepticism?

Also, what if I am not sure whether ontology interests me?

The results of these threads are always so unexpected: I expected more Thomists.