The irony of the Muslims
Islam is a religion that bases its teaching doctrines on the Quran. Ironically, the Muslims are the ones who reintroduced the Greek philosophers in Europe. Most of the Greek philosophers were initially regarded as Christians. However, the association of the Greek philosophers with the Muslims is satirical because they both have different religious thinking. Consequently, most people thought that the reintroduced Greek philosophers were heretics because of their association with Muslims.
The irony of human behavior
Abelard's arguments indicate that people achieve what they intend to at the end of a particular behavior. The reader can easily conclude that human behavior determines the outcome of every activity. Satirically, some outcomes can hardly be related to the aspect of human behavior and choices.
The irony of babies
The reader is interested to know whether children who die before baptism go to heaven or hell. Satirically, the author evades answering this question by arguing that babies go to limbo after they die. Babies are not mature enough to differentiate between good and evil; thus, they go to heaven because they are not responsible for their sins.
The irony of the Catholic Church
Abelard clearly states that he is a Catholic by faith, and he bases his philosophical arguments on the church traditions. Ironically, the Catholic church believes that babies can only be in communion with God if they are baptized before they die. The reader finds this sardonic because babies are innocent and deserve to be with God even if they are not baptized.
The irony of pragmatism
Most of the Latin world and the West emphasized reading Plato's work because it was believed to reflect realism. Ironically, in later years, Plato has never been a realist in his entire life. The West and the Latin world discovered that Plato is not a realist after reading extensively the work completed by Plato.
