Lack of inoculation takes another

[Tex]

Originally Posted by SoCalCoug

Wow. I think the fundamental premise of Tex's paradigm has finally been revealed, and the reason Tex is so at odds with some of the rest of us. Tex isn't going to convince the Dude, and the Dude's not going to convince Tex.

Personally, I think the "sit back and wait for God to reveal knowledge" perspective is damaging to the search for truth, but I guess that's just me. I'd always thought God wanted us to seek knowledge through scholarship. A worldview that discourages scholarship and learning is distasteful to me.

Originally Posted by Archaea

That is an amazingly different worldview, that God only reveals and man can know nothing, and is really simple variation of Nietzsche's nihilistic worldview that man can know virtually nothing.

I barely have the patience to respond to this garbage, especially in light of my specifically having said:

Originally Posted by Tex

Those wishing to evaluate the church on a scholarly basis can approach it that way if they wish, and that's fine.

Originally Posted by Tex

I'm not being critical of the scholarly approach that demands as complete and accurate a picture as possible. Facts are facts.

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Does that mean we can never learn about these matters? Again, no. I enjoyed the DOM book despite my criticisms, and so far I've enjoyed what little of Bushman I've had time to read. It's interesting, and it can be instructive.