Catholic artist Daniel Mitsui writes in his latest newsletter:
"According to legend, Albertus Magnus had spent thirty years devising an oracular head, a mechanical device that could answer questions posed to it. Thomas Aquinas smashed it to pieces. Different versions of the story say that this was out of annoyance, or of fright; I prefer to think that St. Thomas had prophetic insight into the evils such devices could and would cause.
While I generally avoid putting my religious drawings on everyday merchandise, I thought that this small scene was timely and appropriate and humorous enough to make an exception:"
More at his website: https://x.com/amywelborn2/status/2029918077677142422?s=46&t=IydJ-X8H6c0NM044nYKQ0w
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