On 1/20/2015 10:17 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
The more I think about it, the more I doubt that these subjects were simply "abandoned"
in an innocent fashion. The problem is that beliefs about fundamental reality are at
the foundations of political power, and the powerful know this, even if only intuitively.
Read Craig A. James little book, "The Religion Virus" for a history of religion from that
standpoint.
Yes, since always. That is why we are mucky to be in a place where scientists have
regained some freedom in some domain, but clearly not in all (theology and human science
are still not done with the scientific attitude).
We're in a mucky place because a lot of theologians promote mucky religions. :-)
When atheist politicians say that we must respect the Vatican, they are agreeing on
some border of power. They are saying, ok we can't have absolute power but we can
negotiate peace with the Vatican.
Vatican and bishops love atheism, because atheists are their allies in preventing
seriousness in theological matter.
Incidentally, I went to a lecture by a theologian last night. He gave a definition of
theism, the same as mine: Belief in a supernaturally powerful person who cares about human
behavior and wants to be worshipped. And he went on to say that all serious theology is
a-theistic.
Brent
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