(June 15, 2018 at 11:18 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Thing with theology is that it's not progressive but additive, with people just writing books about god and yet nothing can be said about God and no consensus has developed about gods and their will. This is in contrast with science, where consensus views have evolved in every field - views that may change with time, but always lead to a deeper understanding of the universe, one that expands our abilities and makes our predictions more accurate. Before 1940, there was no way to decide which primate was our closest relative, to land rockets on the Moon, to understand how the genetic material coded for bodies and behavior.
Theology in that way is similar to let's say Ufology where people write books but don't gain any new knowledge about aliens.
Theology and Ufology do change with time and those changes are driven largely by either science or changes in secular culture. From the beginning it was science that created most of the creation myths in Genesis, and archaeology to myths like the Exodus and the captivity of the Jews in Egypt. Just like it created Ufology.
Also advances in secular philosophy, like increasing empathy for minorities have changed notions of Hell, the infusion of social justice into churches, and the acceptance of minorities and women. That's also why religious morality promulgated by priests, rabbis, imams, and theologians, is usually one or many steps behind secular morality.
Sure.
Of course.
Science or better say PHYSICAL SCIENCE always lead to a deeper understanding of the universe.......agree with that.
Unfortunately humans are not only made of matter or physicality right?
In this way if you try to solve human problem through the physical aspect only you will end up going around in circles and getting nowhere.
Just like a donkey that turn around and around and find itself in the same place.
You just don't get it FM, don't you?

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