What value do you see in studying theology in concerns to Christianity?

[Drich]

Serious question. How many of us actually care to study theology? Theology can be defined as the study of religious belief; though it's said to be the study of the nature of the divine, among other things.

So do you have or have you ever had an interest in theology? Why or why not?

Personally, I find it to be an interesting topic, but more from a historical point of view. To me, it's interesting to think about how religion has shaped the world. Outside of that, I couldn't care less. And I think, at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. Science is superior to religion in terms of attempting to explain the world around us, if that is what religion is attempting to do.

I certainly wouldn't devote an entire college education to it. But would maybe read a few books on theology... specifically written from a secular perspective? Sure.

What do you guys think?

how important is it to study or to at least be informed of the things you do not currently believe but influence the world at large? Let's say you believe the world is flat (being in the atheist minority you are in the minority in this senerio) 

Now being a world if flat kind of guy, you have two options. To assume the world is flat because that is what the education system you grew up with taught you to think, or you can see out and study what the other side has to say. Then using your own mind decide for yourself.

When you refuse to study your oppositions position, you are closing your mind to everything you do not already know, or everything that does not come predigest for you down a certain prescribed channel.

So if you fancy yourself a thinker... then why would you every deny yourself more information unless your mind was and always has been closed?

I've studied buddhism, islam, judaism and even looked into spiritualism and hinduism, and I've taken years to study Misotheism (what most of you misidentify as atheism) which is why there is not an question concerning God and or the bible you can ask that I can not answer.

Again because I know who what and the why I am speaking to most of you.