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Religion

Bretton Garcia

(970 posts)

18. Yeah

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #16)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 12:49 PM

Jun 2019

But I'm trying to show that the Bible also even has arguments against spiritual metaphoricalization. E.g. "twisting" the meaning of terms; countless references to the importance if "observ"ing material proofs; warning about false spirits; etc..

Granted, believers ignore almost anything they want. But I think some if the more intellectual ones do pay attention to biblical problems.

After all, atheist numbers - and defections from Christianity - are increasing. So some things must be working, albeit gradually.

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The Science of Religion [View all] MineralMan Jun 2019 OP

The study of religion does though... uriel1972 Jun 2019 #1

Not using the scientific method, though. MineralMan Jun 2019 #2

Well, there IS anthropology, sociology of religion. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #3

I was thinking more along these lines uriel1972 Jun 2019 #4

Theology, apologetics, creationism, Historical Jesus advocacy, pretend to be very rational Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #5

Those are very soft sciences that often produce MineralMan Jun 2019 #6

Yes. Though more scientific examination of faith-healing claims, etc., could be less problematic. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #7

You know the "hard sciences" aren't much better in that regard. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #12

I have no brief against the social sciences, actually. MineralMan Jun 2019 #13

I'm just saying I think the term "science" still applies. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #14

OK. It's a rich area of discussion. MineralMan Jun 2019 #15

Hey, whatabout scientology? Major Nikon Jun 2019 #8

There have been many pseudoscientific religious movements Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #9

There's all sorts of examples in the bible that destroy Christianity Major Nikon Jun 2019 #10

Yes, faith is the problem. With its attacks on Reason. But? Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #11

They already pick and chose which parts to ignore anyway Major Nikon Jun 2019 #16

Yeah Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #18

I'm all for anything that works, I just don't see the tactic as being all that effective Major Nikon Jun 2019 #19

I encourage both methods, and then some. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #20

Or worse... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #17

This should be in the unintentionally humorous Group. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #21

And yet, here it is in the Religion Group, since it is about religion. MineralMan Jun 2019 #22

No, it is about your unprovable opinion about an unprovable subject. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #23