Philosophy & Religion Thread

[CptnQuirk]

That is a great question. I actually think orthodox Christianity is ether pantheist or panentheist if one buys into the omnipresence of God. If God is omnipresent he would be in all things then, no?

Process theology rejects omnipresence (along with omnipotence and omniscience) due to lack of evidence and the weakness of biblical support for them upon further scrutiny.

Process theologians sound like a bunch of Doubting Thomases.

 

[GratefulPoke]

Process theologians sound like a bunch of Doubting Thomases.

And also is flippant about serious concerns.

 

[CptnQuirk]

And also is flippant about serious concerns.

What is wrong with it? It sounds like they want evidence just like doubting THOMAS did. Not flipping it at all just short and concise.

 

[GratefulPoke]

What is wrong with it? It sounds like they want evidence just like doubting THOMAS did. Not flipping it at all just short and concise.

Doubting thomas is a pejorative term. There are a chain of assumptions one has to choose to believe to come to that conclusion. Its knocking people that are not willing to jump to those conclusions and not really providing a substantive rebuttal.

Its also one of the worst parts of religion, right along with priming people for authoritarianism and a lack of a coherent moral code, IMO. Demanding evidence is a good thing and we demand it in just about every other area of life. It should be no different here.

 

[UpGrayedd Double Dose]

Doubting thomas is a pejorative term. There are a chain of assumptions one has to choose to believe to come to that conclusion. Its knocking people that are not willing to jump to those conclusions and not really providing a substantive rebuttal.

Its also one of the worst parts of religion, right along with priming people for authoritarianism and a lack of a coherent moral code, IMO. Demanding evidence is a good thing and we demand it in just about every other area of life. It should be no different here.

IDK, I never considered "doubting Thomas" to be a pejorative, but rather a lesson that as Christians we should have faith. Additionally, Thomas got a bad rap, everyone always seems to forget that the other apostles also doubted until they saw the resurrected Jesus (Luke 24:11).