From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 14:26:47 GMT
On Mar 12, 2004, at 4:17, Sam Norton wrote:
> In our context, the forum is geared around metaphysics (ie the MoQ),
> and it is a very real question about whether metaphysics *counts* as a
> religion or not - or even whether 'religion' is a viable concept etc.
First, I think we're confusing "religion" with "theology". Religion
seems to me to be the practical, social application of belief while
theology is the act of intellectualizing about that belief system.
By that token, you can be a theologist without ever attending a church.
Given those definitions, metaphysics cannot be a 'religion' because
metaphysics is not a social activity (just look at the social life of
your average metaphysician... but I digress). If anything you might be
able to call metaphysics a theology, but even still it seems to be
outside of theology as well. Metatheology, maybe?
> Now, I'd rather get on with the conversation than have yet another
> exhausting
> digression with people about what counts as a religion or mysticism or
> not, but I still think we need _some_ sort of container in which to
> hold the debate, and I think the SQ/DQ language is the most
> appropriate.
It is certainly a better foundation on which to compare theologies than
a SOM platform is. Just my $0.02CDN.
--
Leland Jory :^{)>
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