Re: MD quality religion

From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 04:13:26 GMT

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    On Mar 22, 2004, at 17:43, drose wrote:

    > http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/PFarticle.asp?
    > vm_id=2&art_id=22884&sec_id
    > =43731

    For the record, I do not "bark at dogma" because I feel catholicism
    tries to "corral what cannot be corralled". My problem with dogma is
    one of definition.

    Dogma \Dog"ma\, n.; pl. E. Dogmas, L. Dogmata. [L. dogma,
        Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ? to think, seem, appear; akin to L. decet
        it is becoming. Cf. Decent.]

            3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or
           truth; an arbitrary dictum.

    [From Webster's Unabridged dictionary. Note: this is definition 3.
    Definitions 1 and 2 are technically less negative but do not (IMO)
    encapsulate dogma from a religious POV.]

    I have a problem with arbitrary dicta, especially when asserted without
    regard to evidence or truth. 

    -- 
Leland Jory :^{)>
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