03-22-2007, 05:17 AM | #1 |
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Theology III
Third thread, and the debate can continue.
The topic,as before, is religion. Original thread starter was Ruinel. The previous threads were Real debate thread for religion and Theological opinions, part II. Both have reached the 1000-post limit, and are now closed. PS: If anyone wonders why I named this thread 'theology' instead of the 'theological opinions', I have had a request for a name change, and I think the new title is indeed better suited. If you do not agree, feel free to PM me. Have fun.
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03-22-2007, 06:48 AM | #2 |
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Despite an excellent attempt by Lief, Rian still has the most posts in the three versions of this thread, somewhere north of 300...
I kinda liked the "opinions" in the title - it reminded me (at least) that what we're debating/arguing are our opinions, and not something to get highly offended about. But I guess "-logy" means "study of," so still no hard feelings...
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Oh sheesh, my music teacher is hugey anti-Catholic/Early Church.
Apparently: Only monks were allowed to learn to read. Gregory the Great didn't let anyone else write a liturgy format. (So Basil and Chrysostom were in competition?) Germans couldn't understand Latin, because they didn't live in Rome. It's weird that mediavals used actual numbers in desiging their church buildings rather than just making a simple corn cob hut. Oh yeah, and of course the world was considered flat (true!), and that this makes them all bigots. And the "bone church" in Prague is creepy and evil, because they have bones there.
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By the way, how did you find out, Count Comfect, how many posts each person has submitted in this thread? I bet it has something to do with the Find, but I've never understood very well how that works.
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I agree with Lief completely. Theology isn't a bunch of opinions, and saying so diminishes the scope of discussion. When you talk about theology, you're going to state your opinions, but you're also going to explain your beliefs, and cite facts.
I think this will be an interesting debate. So I'll throw a question out there, unless someone wants to restart the discussion from the end of the last thread. Now, I'm not picking on the Catholic Church, but I am curious as to why nuns can't practice Mass. One possible question of many to discuss.
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Not necessarily. "Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God" is a fact about the religion.
But you're right, some times opinions are presented as facts.
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