But, what was taught in Sunday school *was* taught as theology, which is a very large part of the whole problem of religion.
And if these holders of bizarre fantasy beliefs can't take a little disparragement now and then, well, their beliefs can't be all that solid now, can they? -Doug Sent from Android. On Apr 1, 2012 8:15 AM, "Prof David West" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012, at 01:02 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: > > > If you are a Mitt Romney-class Mormon, you may pass directly on to Kolub; > the issue of intelligent life is obviously of no meaning to you. > > > au contraire, asking if there is intelligent life elsewhere is a > meaningless question only because, if you are a "Mitt Romney-class Mormon," > you 'know' there is intelligent life elsewhere - a large, but unknown, > number of populated worlds, and that many have come and gone before ours > and many will come to be after ours is long gone. > > There is speculation on the physical form of the life on those other > worlds - as the only requirement to be 'created in God's image' is not > physical - it is the 'spirito-intellect something' ( a concept very much > like purusa in Vedic - and later Buddhist - philosophy) that is fundamental > for 'godly imageness.' > > When disparaging others' beliefs, or rejecting those of our own > childhood/upbringing, one should always recognize that what is taught in > 'Sunday School' is not theology. > > dave west > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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