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Re:The Risk of Discovery by tbabb on Thursday January 12, 2017 @02:59PM (#13385565)
How can you study the properties of something you don't believe exists?

Edit: People are downvoting this, but I genuinely want to know how "theology is the study of supernatural things" and "theology does not rely on belief in the supernatural" are not in complete contradiction.

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Re:The Risk of Discovery by all_usernames on Thursday January 12, 2017 @03:05PM (#13385625)
Religious faith from certain perspectives is something like: choosing to believe despite being unable to comprehend with your rational mind. That's the basic core of the inquiry, you start from there and see what happens.
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Re:The Risk of Discovery by hueving on Thursday January 12, 2017 @03:26PM (#13385783)
Choosing to believe without evidence is antithetical to the core of inquiry.
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Re:The Risk of Discovery by tbabb on Thursday January 12, 2017 @04:49PM (#13386445)
"Choosing to believe" in the supernatural is the opposite of "theology does not require belief" in the supernatural.
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Re:The Risk of Discovery by all_usernames on Thursday January 12, 2017 @03:02PM (#13385601)
You've stumbled upon one of the most profound spiritual questions there is.
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Re:The Risk of Discovery by omarchowdhury on Thursday January 12, 2017 @03:36PM (#13385869)
How is that a spiritual question? More skeptical.
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