(July 16, 2009 at 5:16 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote:(July 16, 2009 at 7:57 am)fr0d0 Wrote: There's a significant difference between those subjects Dotard. The difference is key. The effect of theology can be significant and positive. The opposite is true of numenrology and astrology. This forum exists to discuss theological issues yet non theists here deny it's existence. Very odd don't you think?
Why is there a "significant" difference? To most of us here there is no difference at all (they're all pie in the sky, fairy gah gah land rubbish) so justify that point please.
Not all PsOV are worthy of respect and I see no particular reason to suspect a belief in an invisible man in the sky over a belief that the stars dictate some aspect of our personalities ... in fact I'd actually say that I lean a little in favour of the astrology inasmuch as I can envisage that gravity, fields, and so on could have some marginal effect on us (I don't actually believe it).
Kyu
That you see no difference is extremely worrying, although I'd be glad you gave none attention rather than any (as I know you personally despise superstition as much as I do).
So superstition (which is exactly what numerology and astrology are) I believe you and I can agree on. Theology concerns non validatable assumptions but the purpose is completely opposite. As you don't accept the raison detre of theology it completely disarms you in this area. You have no developed thought (although I believe you do, you just deny it. moral choices for example.) to differentiate harmful superstition from beneficial theology. You may adopt reasoned standpoint entirely by chance, because the contemplation of a component part of human nature is off limits to you. Science proves itself to be an inadequate comfort blanket when confronted with such problems. Perhaps that is why this forum exists. There's a vacuum to be filled.
