Aristotle kyerɛw nhoma faa mfonini, nsoromma, abɔde a nkwa wom, suban, kasa, mmara, anigyede, amanyɔsɛm, sɛnea nnipa dwen, sɛnea nneɛma keka wɔn ho, anwensɛm, anotew, sɛnea yesusuw nneɛma ho te ase, tumi a ɛtwe ade, ne sɛnea yetumi de yɛn adwene bu nneɛma ho. Ɔsan nso kaa ɔkra ho asɛm nanso na ogye di sɛ ɔkra no tumi wu. Ne nyinaa mu no, nea ɛma ogyee din paa ne nsɛm a ɔka faa abɔde a nkwa wom ne sɛnea yesusuw nneɛma ho te ase ho.

Ná tete Hela abenfo gyina nneɛma a wɔn ani hu, sɛnea yɛyɛ ntotoho, ne sɛnea yesusuw nneɛma ho te ase so na ɛkyerɛkyerɛ wiase a atwa yɛn ho ahyia yi mu. Ná wogye di sɛ wobetumi agyina nokwasɛm ahorow a obiara nnye ho kyim so akyerɛkyerɛ nneɛma foforo a aka mu pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Saa nsusuwii no boaa wɔn ma wɔtee nneɛma pii ase yiye. Baako ni. Wobehui sɛ abɔde a ɛwɔ soro ne asase so no nni hɔ kɛkɛ, nhyehyɛe da ho. Nanso esiane sɛ na nkyerɛkyerɛmu ne ntease a na wɔwɔ no gyina nneɛma a wɔn ani tumi hu nko ara so nti, ɛde ɔhaw bi bae. Animdefo pii a na Aristotle nso ka ho no kaa nsɛm bi a na ɛnyɛ nokware. Ɛho nhwɛso ni. Ná wogye di sɛ okyinnsoromma ne nsoromma  nyinaa di asase ho kyinhyia. Saa bere no, na obiara gye di sɛ asɛm yi yɛ nokware turodoo. Nhoma bi ka sɛ: “Adwene a na Helafo kura wɔ asase ho no, sɛ wudwen ho na wode toto nimdeɛ a na nnipa wɔ ho a, asɛ na ɛto asom.”—The Closing of the Western Mind.

Asase ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛnyɛ nokware yi dii akoten paa wɔ abakɔsɛm mu efisɛ Katolek Asɔre no gye toom na wɔboa ma ɛhyetae.

Tete mmere mu a na Kristosom agye ntini wɔ Europa no, na wogye Aristotle nkyerɛkyerɛ nso tom sɛ ɛyɛ nokware turodoo. Roma Katolek asɔfo, titiriw Thomas Aquinas (bɛyɛ afe 1224-1274)—de Aristotle nsɛm kaa wɔn nhoma a wɔde kyerɛ ade no ho. Enti Aristotle nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛne sɛ okyinnsoromma ne nsoromma nyinaa di asase ho kyinhyia no bɛyɛɛ Katolekfo nkyerɛkyerɛ. Protestant akannifo bi te sɛ Calvin ne Luther nso gye toom na wɔkaa mpo sɛ ɛyɛ Bible nkyerɛkyerɛ.—Hwɛ adaka a ɛne “ Wodwen Traa Nea Bible no Ka.”

Nhoma kyerɛwfo Charles Freeman kaa sɛ, “Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nsɛm bi mu deɛ, ná nsonsonoe biara nni [Aristotle nkyerɛkyerɛ] ne Katolek deɛ mu.” Enti wɔka sɛ Aquinas “bɔɔ” Aristotle “asu” ma ɔbɛyɛɛ Katolekni. Nanso sɛ wohwɛ mu paa deɛ a sɛnea Freeman kyerɛwee no, “Aquinas mmom na ɔbɛyɛɛ Aristotle akyidini.” Na yebetumi mpo aka sɛ ɔkwan bi so no, asɔre no nso yɛɛ biribi saa. Galileo yɛ Italiani. Ná ɔyɛ nsoromma ne akontaabu ho onimdefo. Nanso bere a ɔde nea wahu ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ asase no mmom na ɛredi kyinhyia wɔ owia no ho too gua no, wɔde no kɔɔ Roma Asɛnnibea no anim, na wɔhyɛɛ no ma ɔsesaa n’ano. * Nanso Aristotle deɛ, na onim sɛ nyansahu mu nimdeɛ tumi sesa, na biribi a nnɛ wogye tom sɛ ɛyɛ nokware no mpo betumi asesa daakye. Sɛ asɔre no nso huu no saa a, anka eye!