(July 21, 2009 at 6:26 am)Arcanus Wrote: EvidenceVsFaith,
So you would never claim or suggest that theology isn't a proper area of study. All right then.
Well - I myself believe it is a load of nonsense until shown of any evidence that it's actually a proper area of study.
I might say it's simply "not", but that's just me disbelieving it. I would not be absolutist, unless only in jest.
Just as with God - I would never claim to absolutely know he doesn't exist, unless it was in jest...but I myself do believe that believing in God is believing in a load of nonsense until I'm shown of any evidence for God, just as with theology.
Just as I believe that it's nonsensical to believe in the FSM until I'm shown of any evidence for the FSM, or shown that the FSM Gospel is somehow divine or specially inspired, as with the bible.
If a belief is ever nonsensical, I believe those beliefs are. Until I know of evidence for them.
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