Part 4: Appeal to Authority
I was homeschooled for pre-school and first grade and put into a strict private school for 2nd through 4th grades. We began class with the pledge of allegiance, the pledge to the christian flag and a hymn. We had bible class along with all the other typical classes you get in public schools.
In 5th through 8th grades, i was placed into a less ( Read more... )
In 5th through 8th grades, i was placed into a less ( Read more... )
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There's a story in there.
I'd like to meet your "John" friend.
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There's a story in there.
Can't help thinking about [John M.] Mike Ford's Scrabble With God with that comment. [Total aside from the question at heart.]
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The cornerstone of belief is faith. It's the foundation of the whole construct of a religion (at least from the non-anthropological side of a religion*). Faith cannot be proven by logic or scientific analysis, only held. And examining belief frequently changes it; changes the foundation on which this very impressive structure has been wrought. If you are someone who has invested heavily in this structure then you want to try and ensure that the foundations on which you build are as stable as possible. Many people forget that "catholic" means "the one true," which is why throughout most of the history of the Church they brutally repressed dissident views (at least until the invention of the printing press and corruption in the Church politic allowed the rise of effective "protest"). Theology used to be the exclusive provenance of trained theologicians, just like correcting the foundations of a physical cathedral was a job for skilled masons.
So the most dangerous question you can ever ask is "why," because it often undermines the ( ... )
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