What's more likely to make you apostate, science or theology?

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

The 2 reasons I've seen people leave the church:

1. Because they've done their own studying and come to the conclusion that the stories they've been told and learned about aren't true anymore. And yes for you "intellectuals" I know it's deeper than that.

2. Because they get offended by someone or something and quit going.

Sorry for the generic and plain examples, but ultimately that's what it boils down to.

I was tempted to say.....Sin,,,,just to get the intellectual mullah's in a tizzy.

In my experience, more often than not, serious sin is the real culprit in #2.

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

In my experience, more often than not, serious sin is the real culprit in #2.

You won't get any argument from me.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

So the theory you describe but don't subscribe to says through critical reasoning they discover there is no religious truth. OK, but that doesn't explain why scientists don't go apostate in as large numbers. I'm just postulating that critical reasoning unaided by the scientific method will take you to BS land.

I ujnderstand. I was just makign an observation. Nothing of particualr distionction was meant.

[SeattleUte]

Is this the worst, most inartful subject heading for a thread ever? Chino truly doesn't get it, I see.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

Apparently theology.



Finke, Roger, and Rodney Stark. The Churching of America: Winners and Losers in our Religion Economy. New Brunswick, N.J.: Routledge, p. 86.


It's encouraging to know that more concrete, precise disciplines won't be hazardous to one's faith like the more abstract ones, speculative ones.

Whatever category describes mullah types in the church. If those types really become dominant in the church, then that will be a witness to me "by their fruits" indicates things have gone awry.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Is this the worst, most inartful subject heading for a thread ever? Chino truly doesn't get it, I see.

No, there are plenty of inartful threads; I have a personal witness of this, as you and I have authored many of them.