(May 18, 2009 at 10:17 am)chatpilot Wrote: As far as spirituality and theology go I too agree that they are not even legitimate fields of study since they are not based on observation,experimentation, or objective evidence.When it comes to christianity if you take away thier bible they have nothing from which to argue their stance from.Their whole belief system is based on belief in the myths in their so called holy writ and their psycho-emotional responses to those myths.The so called "feeling" of the presence of God is all in the mind in my opinion and can be influenced by many psychological factors.
I haven't been following this through but I must ask if art is a "legitimate field of study"? How about English language? I certainly hope so because my youngest is a superb writer and hope to go on to study English and eventually be an author ... perhaps I should tell her it's a waste of time?
Kyu
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