2006-10-22 13:09:03 · 7 answers · asked by dunno 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Just wondering if any medievalists out there knows if the question was ever decided....
2006-10-22 13:18:55 · update #1
If one accepts the medieval notion (and few medieval notions are acceptable in our age) of angels, then you start with entities that have no corporeal existence. They exist, but they have not substantial being; they are not made of matter, as you may say.
This being the case, angels do not occupy space, so that a collision of two of more angels is a logical impossibility, and an infinite number of such beings could occupy any space, even so uncomfortable venue as a needle point. Ouch!!
2006-10-22 14:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by john s 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
7
2006-10-23 23:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Stogey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual medieval argument was "How many angels can dance on the point of a needle" which makes a bit more sense.
The answer is nil as there are no such things as angels.
2006-10-22 20:51:14 · answer #3 · answered by david b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the size of the pin and the size of the angel(s)
2006-10-22 20:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by bubblebum 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly 1,000
2006-10-22 20:11:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? 1000?
They are that small?
2006-10-22 20:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by Einstein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them, if it is God's will...
2006-10-22 20:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by correrafan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋