Vladimir,
Is this an actual quote of Bishop Williamson's or is it your understanding of his philosophy?
When the good bishop talks about the dangers of our modern universities I certainly agree with him.
As to ideas from true women, I can tell you that I won't be telling my mother that she was not meant for ideas. It was from her that I received much of the foundation of my Catholic education. It is necessary and wise to educate our girls as well as our boys, as it is the girls that grow up to be mothers and sisters who do most of the educating of our children.
The Church has benefited from the ideas of many holy women.
Just to name a few:
St. Teresa of Avila (whose feast we celebrated 2 days ago)
St. Catherine of Sienna
St. Catherine of Alexandria
St. Therese of Lisieux
St. Gertrude
St. Frances Cabrini
I believe that it is an actual quotation from one of his Eleison Comments. I could be mistaken.
What is the reasoning behind the minor premise? To answer Telesphorus, no I do not know any women that are deep thinkers. But unless I can explain the premise that women aren't meant for "ideas", I don't know how my own opinion can ever stand any ground when I am trying to convince someone that women are not meant for "ideas".
I just had an interesting insight into this problem before I edited my post. I was typing in haste and wrote "women aren't meant to think" instead of "women are meant for 'ideas'". This displays the "knee-jerk" reaction of many people when they hear this said I think. There is a clear difference between the two.
What is Bishop Williamson's understanding of "ideas"?