(July 21, 2009 at 9:59 pm)Arcanus Wrote: It comes down to this. Christian metaphysics and epistemology is not consistent with yours. And your metaphysics and epistemology is not consistent with Christianity's. What you have are two antithetical systems which you have to choose between. How you make that choice is up to you. My hunch is that, like most people, the one you choose will be the result of presupposing its truth. Why you presupposed the truth of that one over the other had no intellectual basis, since an intellectual basis requires metaphysical/epistemological criteria, which you don't have until after your choice. And finally, what you may not realize is that the Christian does the exact same thing.
The thing is, I am wondering how it's studied exactly? Because if there are no ways in which it can be skillfully studied, then just anyone could do it as well (or as badly) as anyone else.
And I don't see how there is any even footing until I know of any evidence that theology can be studied, in a way in which a 'top' theologian can 'study it' any better or worse than anyone else can/can't.
By what methods can you study God? Until there's evidence for God I don't see how theology can be a subject. How can you have methods for studying theology before there's any evidence for God?
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