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"It being popular you say, implies it's good?" ^ I never said "popularity of belief" in any way implies the correctness of belief. I could find and list many
by nocman 10y ago
"It being popular you say, implies it's good?"
^ I never said "popularity of belief" in any way implies the correctness of belief. I could find and list many popular beliefs that I am certain are blatantly false.
I merely pointed out that the essay seems (to me) to imply that "most people" in the world discount the study of theology as "crazy" and "a waste of time". The reference to the popularity of the Bible ( as "the most widely distributed and best-selling book in the world." ) was in support of my assertion that the "us" for which it is true that the study of theology is "crazy" or a "waste of time" seems to me to be much smaller group of people than the essay seems to imply.
- WhitneyLand 10y agoI see your point, but in talking about Newton the context is science. In science anything that is not falsifiable is not useful, so in this sense is it not a fair appraisal? If the context is useful tools for those that practice religion, then I agree most would not consider theology a waste of time.