Re: Science and Religion

[M Chase]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Guardian asserted that Abdu'l-Baha had supernatural knowledge. He didn't say He was omniscient, however. Dear Susan, Could you please elaborate on some of the ideas you presented?  How do we understand supernatural knowledge as distinct from omniscience?  How do we distinguish between supernatural knowledge and scientific errors in Abdul-Baha's writings?  If infallibility isn't about propositional inerrancy, how is it defined?  Why do some Bahais believe in the literal infallibility of every statement of Abdul-Baha (What is the scriptural authority for this?)?  Marleen Can you explain this a little more. It would seem that the use of inaccurate information contradicts infallibility in all statements. Not if infallibility isn't about propositional inerrancy. Even where Abdul-Baha is factually wrong, it does not necessarily take away from what he was saying because he was more concerned with spirituality than with the mere facts of material existence. Perhaps infallibility isn't about 'the mere facts of material existence' to begin with. warmest, Susan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu