Brown
Penultimate Amazing
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Many churches and ministers have spoken out against pseudoscientific practices such as use of mediums, Ouija boards, channeling, astrology, and the like. Many of the churches and ministers, however, have spoken out against these practices for the wrong reasons.
They attack these practices becuase they are "of the devil." In other words, they take the position that these practices do indeed work, but the source of their power is evil rather than good.
A better approach is to say that these practices are bad because they are nonsense and they don't work. These practices are a waste of time and money, and it is a sin to waste time and money on such fraudulent folly.
In other words, the churches and ministers should urge their followers to apply some critical thinking to supernatural claims. Many (but not all) churches and ministers are hesitant to urge their followers to apply critical thinking, however, because the followers might apply the same critical thinking to church dogma, which church leaders fear would result in a disaster.
They attack these practices becuase they are "of the devil." In other words, they take the position that these practices do indeed work, but the source of their power is evil rather than good.
A better approach is to say that these practices are bad because they are nonsense and they don't work. These practices are a waste of time and money, and it is a sin to waste time and money on such fraudulent folly.
In other words, the churches and ministers should urge their followers to apply some critical thinking to supernatural claims. Many (but not all) churches and ministers are hesitant to urge their followers to apply critical thinking, however, because the followers might apply the same critical thinking to church dogma, which church leaders fear would result in a disaster.