(July 20, 2009 at 6:31 am)Arcanus Wrote:(July 19, 2009 at 7:32 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Ok. So why should I believe theology is a genuine subject of study? What substance does it have?
In order to prove the force of padraic's point, answer the following question: "If you do not see that theology has any real substance, what does that do to its status as a genuine subject of study?"
Umm.....not really anything? How do I effect the so-called 'subject' of theology. [/b]I[/b] don't yet believe it's a proper subject, because I am yet to know of any reason to believe it is a genuine subject of study, with any real substance to it, and that it's not all made up...
The stress is on the 'I'. I don't personally believe it's not nonsense until I know of any reason to believe it has any substance to it, and that there is any way you can really study it.
What on earth does that do to it's status/non-status? I never said it did do anything to it.
My whole response to Padriac is that I'm not claiming to know that it's a nonsense...I'm saying I see no reason to believe that it isn't. Where's the substance?
I don't believe theology is a genuine 'subject' of study until given evidence to believe it is, that is all. I never said that I know it is, and that's why I wasn't displaying the argument from personal incredulity, and why Padraic was mistaken in saying so, as I explained.
I just am yet to have a reason to believe it's genuine, that's it.
EvF
