[FairfieldLife] Re: The Argument from Evil

2014-02-26 Thread jedi_spock
There is difference between Theology and Theism. Theology is study of religions. Theism is study on the existence of God. In Cudworth's definition, they are strictly and properly called Theists, who affirm, that a perfectly conscious understanding being, or mind, existing of itself from

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Argument from Evil

2014-02-26 Thread anartaxius
You can see the effects of holding the belief that god is impersonal, Spinoza was kicked out of his synagogue as a result of his writings. Bertrand Russell did not agree with Spinoza, but called him 'the most lovable of all philosophers'. Here is the cheerful record of his censure: The Lords

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Argument from Evil

2014-02-26 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/26/2014 8:00 AM, jedi_sp...@yahoo.com wrote: There is difference between Theology and Theism. According to what I've read, Hinduism is sometimes considered to be be polytheistic. That's because the Smartas, the leading sect in India, follow the Advaita Vedanta in which there is a basic

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Argument from Evil

2014-02-26 Thread jedi_spock
On 2/26/2014 8:00 AM, jedi_spock@... mailto:jedi_spock@... wrote: There is difference between Theology and Theism. --- WillyTex punditster@... wrote: According to what I've read, Hinduism is sometimes considered to be be polytheistic. That's because the Smartas, the leading sect in

[FairfieldLife] RE: The Argument from Evil

2014-02-26 Thread jedi_spock
If John Bunyan and Spinoza were born in india, they would have been considered as saints. I remember reading Bunyan's book pilgrim's progress in a comic book form (pictographical) way back in the 1980's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim's_Progress