RE: MD Philosophy and Theology

From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 21:03:04 BST

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    Scott and all:

    About my objection that theology begins with the conclusions, Scott said:

    The we should say that Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett are theologians,
    since they assume materialism, and then try to make sense of the world, just
    as a Christian theologian assumes that God exists and that Jesus revealed
    God, and then try to make sense of the world. Pirsig assumes that Quality is
    Real, and that the subjective is as real as the objective, and then tries to
    make sense of the world. ...(snip)... The only difference between
    theologians and secular intellectuals is that the former are more likely to
    be upfront about theirs.

    DMB says:
    Theologians and philosophers both operate upon assumptions, therefore they
    are the same? What kind of reasoning is that? Tables and myself both have
    legs, but I should hope that there are some very obvious and important
    differences between us. Sorry, but I don't think the similarities are enough
    to erase the distinction.

    Scott grilled:
    In any case, what do you make of natural theology, or Bultmanns's
    demythologization project, or the Death of God theologians? ... and
    "just to be sure we are on the same page, can I
    assume that you have read some modern mainstream theologians (say, Bernard
    Lonergan, Karl Rahner, Paul Tillich -- whoever), and have decided that their
    work is not a set of intellectual patterns?" If you haven't, then it seems
    to me you have made up your own myth about theology and take it to be
    literal fact.

    DMB says:
    Except for quotes and passages within other books, I don't have any of those
    names on my bookshelf. I haven't read your favorite books. Darn. I guess
    that means I've made up my own myth about theology. Sheesh. I really don't
    know what to do with that kind of logic.

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