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No, no, no - especially if you believe in God. If you don't believe in God, then Theology does not matter at all. Theology is a means by which people are removed from the everysay workings of reason and living an authentic life. I do not have a belief of any kind; especially not "I believe the...

What a crock of shit! Tell that the Brian Cox, Einstein, Giordano Bruno, Galileo and Aristotle. What a twat! Is that the sort of bollocks they tell you in Theology classes? I see I've threatened your sacred cow. Galileo himself argued against Aristotle for heliocentricity using the Bible. Christian...

I think credit is due to Thales of Miletus who first tried to explain natural phenomena without recourse to supernatural beings.

Maybe if Thales of Miletus supplied the west with their worldview.

The foundation of science is found in Christian theology -- namely in the idea that man, in some sense, stands apart from and over creation as its observer and steward. It may be a bit old testament, but what sort of knowledge did god forbid Adam eating the apple of? I don't believe any scientist w...

Without Christian theology there would be no science. Do you have any understanding of history or geography? Science is not restricted to the last two thousand years or Christendom. I have some understanding of history and geography. Science as we know it is a western phenomenon, though since its i...

Speaking as a theologian, I think the future of theology lies in its ability to dialogue with science; however, the discussion has to be between civil parties who are not pure fundamentalists. The disciplines overlap at places, like a Venn diagram, but must also be allowed their own domains as well...

Theology is only theology if it engages with every arena of life. There is nothing it doesn't touch. If it is not practical, then it is not theology. I think you are thinking of something else. No theology ever engages with "everyday life", it always, and by definition concerns itself wit...

Theology is only theology if it engages with every arena of life. There is nothing it doesn't touch. If it is not practical, then it is not theology.