Rational Theism??

[pupdog]

When I saw this I had to check if it was posted April 1st:

It is worthwhile reminding ourselves of just how committed to reason, and to its scientific and philosophical manifestations, mainstream Western theism has always been. The most obvious exemplars of this commitment are the many arguments for the existence of God developed by Western philosophers over the centuries. Not all of them are of equal interest, but several have for two and a half millennia found support among the greatest philosophers and scientists, and continue to have eminent defenders to this day. Chief among these are the famous cosmological and teleological arguments, and they illustrate how deeply grounded is Western religion in a sophisticated philosophical account of the nature of reality.

I rarely see contentions so astronomically separated from reality (except for Creationists' claims). The worrisome thing is, such people have political power.

 

[username]

When I saw this I had to check if it was posted April 1st:


I rarely see contentions so astronomically separated from reality (except for Creationists' claims). The worrisome thing is, such people have political power.

I dunno, I think that article is accurate as far as it goes and just to be clear, I am an atheist.

Certainly the church can be seen as anti science with it's objections to evolution being taught as science and historically the church has opposed science in other areas like the earth's rotation and other things.

Also it can fairly be said that the average theist dispenses with logic and reason when accepting much of the dogma that their faith brings with it.

Still, there have been powerful rational movements that have come out of christianity. Many trace the system of government in the US to the protestant reformers and the system of government they came up with. Many of the important philosophers were devout christians and their thinking has left strong influences on modern culture and government.

So, it depends on how you look at it I guess.

 

[Rolfe]

Re: Re: Rational Theism??

Certainly the church can be seen as anti science with it's objections to evolution being taught as science....

Which church would that be, then?

Rolfe.