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Started by DonH
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:32
Theology
Author: DonH
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:32
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:32
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Is theology a science? Or, only in the broad sense of a systematic study, a discourse; not in the empirical, secular, sense, of going by observed facts? Can it match, eg., climatology, or meteorology? Theology, "the study of God", has God's existence as axiomatic?
Re: Theology
Author: Geoff Lock
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:22
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:22
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On 21/06/2011 4:32 AM, DonH wrote: > Is theology a science? I thought science meant that results can be replicated. > Or, only in the broad sense of a systematic study, a discourse; not in the > empirical, secular, sense, of going by observed facts? Sounds like it. > Can it match, eg., climatology, or meteorology? Don't think so > Theology, "the study of God", has God's existence as axiomatic? I dunno
Re: Theology
Author: DonH
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:36
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:36
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"Geoff Lock" <glock@home> wrote in message news:4e016df2$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au... > On 21/06/2011 4:32 AM, DonH wrote: >> Is theology a science? > > I thought science meant that results can be replicated. > >> Or, only in the broad sense of a systematic study, a discourse; not in >> the >> empirical, secular, sense, of going by observed facts? > > Sounds like it. > >> Can it match, eg., climatology, or meteorology? > > Don't think so > >> Theology, "the study of God", has God's existence as axiomatic? > > I dunno # Those who postulate a God Hypothesis have a duty to provide some empirical proof.
Re: Theology
Author: Geoff Lock
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:25
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:25
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On 23/06/2011 4:36 AM, DonH wrote: > "Geoff Lock"<glock@home> wrote in message > news:4e016df2$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au... >> On 21/06/2011 4:32 AM, DonH wrote: >>> Is theology a science? >> >> I thought science meant that results can be replicated. >> >>> Or, only in the broad sense of a systematic study, a discourse; not in >>> the >>> empirical, secular, sense, of going by observed facts? >> >> Sounds like it. >> >>> Can it match, eg., climatology, or meteorology? >> >> Don't think so >> >>> Theology, "the study of God", has God's existence as axiomatic? >> >> I dunno > > # Those who postulate a God Hypothesis have a duty to provide some empirical > proof. > Don't be silly :) Any attempts to provide evidence of divinity will destroy the fantasy :)
Re: Theology
Author: DonH
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:52
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:52
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"Geoff Lock" <glock@home> wrote in message news:4e02c027$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au... > On 23/06/2011 4:36 AM, DonH wrote: >> "Geoff Lock"<glock@home> wrote in message >> news:4e016df2$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au... >>> On 21/06/2011 4:32 AM, DonH wrote: >>>> Is theology a science? >>> >>> I thought science meant that results can be replicated. >>> >>>> Or, only in the broad sense of a systematic study, a discourse; not >>>> in >>>> the >>>> empirical, secular, sense, of going by observed facts? >>> >>> Sounds like it. >>> >>>> Can it match, eg., climatology, or meteorology? >>> >>> Don't think so >>> >>>> Theology, "the study of God", has God's existence as axiomatic? >>> >>> I dunno >> >> # Those who postulate a God Hypothesis have a duty to provide some >> empirical >> proof. >> > > Don't be silly :) Any attempts to provide evidence of divinity will > destroy the fantasy :) > # There is, of course, Atheology, which may be defined as : the science of gods, goddesses, and God, which assumes an anthropogenic origin of all deities, whereby an attempt at definition by clerics is demolished, to leave only Nature, as such. Science is concerned with the Natural; if any Supernatural is proven it becomes part of the Natural world. Hence, we may have to await a Second Coming - granting a First. However, define your god, in, say, 100 words, and see where we go from there.
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