(July 18, 2009 at 8:19 am)Purple Rabbit Wrote: [In response to fr0d0] In fact, when theology is done from the perspective of a believer, it is likely to have elements of bias in it; the perspective of the believer therefore is less likely to give unbiased results.
Less likely than what alternative? When theology is done from the perspective of a non-believer, it is likely to have elements of bias in it; ergo, the perspective of the non-believer is equally unlikely to give unbiased results. As I had said: "There is no such thing as an 'unbiased assessment'."
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)