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It’s not hard to “believe”, but it’s impossible to prove. Theological debates usually end up with the creationist position being that belief without proof equa
by IanDrake 8y ago
It’s not hard to “believe”, but it’s impossible to prove.
Theological debates usually end up with the creationist position being that belief without proof equals faith, there for proof is not desired.
Science is skepticism, religion is unquestionable; the two are opposites.
- kmm 8y agoReligion isn't unquestionable, doubt is a key to faith. There's an entire academic discipline devoted to critically studying the divine, theology. That is not an excuse for avoiding and denying any insight into creation or trying to fill the gap with gods of course. I strongly disagree with the thread starter's sentiment
- infinite8s 8y agoDoes it critically study the basis for itself, or does it start with that 'immaculate' presumption.
- IanDrake 8y agoI didn’t mean to suggest that one is not allowed to question religion (these days), I meant questioning religion becomes either a useless spiral of circular logic or you finally wind up at the point I made about faith. That’s been my experience at least. All that said, reading Jordan Peterson’s book has increased my opinion of the Bible and the knowledge about the human condition that it contains, but as an allegory, not a literal history.