Skeptic Bible Study: Theology

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Theology is the study of that which can't be studied (with the current technology we have anyway). It's time we stopped wasting all the time and money we spend on this pseudo-academic field.

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[Alighieri2200]

I wonder if you would please clarify what you mean when you said: "It is time as a society [stop] respecting Christian and Muslim beliefs [.]"

[DeistPaladin]

@Alighieri2200 Religion gets not only a free pass in our society, never having to provide evidence for some of the most incredible beliefs, but we offer undeserved respect to this pseudo-academic field. Christianity and Islam need to be regarded the same way we think of astrology, voodoo magic and the abandoned ancient mythologies of Zeus, Odin and Ra.

[artman2oo3]

You did not even have to be mean-spirited about it - saying "bull crap" - all you had to add, which I wish you had pointed out (it really would have driven the point home more) is that the field doesn't EVOLVE (irony intended there). There's only so much you can learn. You can read the Bible backwards and forwards but you can reach a point where there's nothing left to learn.

[DeistPaladin]

Fair enough. I just get so angry when I take in the sheer waste involved.

[Larsinger58]

Bottom line is: ZERO EVIDENCE means nothing. Nothing to dismiss. Dismissing Manetho, Kenyon, Book of Sothis, Akhenaten's monotheism, the Bible, the Amarna letters and all else supportive of the Exodus is not "zero" evidence. It's just your opinion that the "evidence" amounts to zero confirmation. But that's YOUR opinion of the "evidence", it doesn't mean the evidence does not exist. As noted, 1386 BCE is linked to 1947, the KTU 1.78 dates Exdus to exact same year. I'm impressed!

[DeistPaladin]

I'm sorry, I stopped paying attention to what you say when you claimed the moon is from another galaxy brought to earth by God.

[michalchik]

Believe it or not, this is the very point Nietzsche was making when he said "God is Dead". He did not mean that as a metaphorical or literal statement, or even as a commentary on religion. He meant that we have tried theologically based philosophies to try to understand morality, the universe, our nature, or purpose and it has bright nothing but confusion and sophistry, It has distracted us from living life and thinking about things sanely.

[antitheist1980]

Bullseye. My cousin-in-law got a bachelor's of theology, then went on to get her Master's. Now she can get only menial work, is dependent on her husband, and is saddled with a mountain of debt. Now she must go back to school to find something useful to major in, whilst getting herself into even more debt.

[mjt532]

I agree in part....those who have degrees in theology in order to do Christian ministry or apologetics are wasting a big part of their lives. But what about theologians who study the bible as literature? I'm fascinated by the bible, and I'm glad there are guys like Bart Ehrman who have taken the time to make more sense of it for the layperson. Is literature as a field of study a waste of time? Philosophy? History?

[happyraver1958]

I couldn't agree more with you on this issue. However, you left out discrimination in your list of god-inspired hatred and I'm sure I left out many many more issues that have prevented society from growing, or evolving I should say.

Thank you!! Thank you for being braver than me in saying the things I just wish I could say in front of a camera on YouTube. THANK YOU!!

[demonella]

@DeistPaladin Zeus, Odin and Ra are still actively worshipped, bro. Check out Hellenismos, Asatru and Kemetism.

[byteresistor]

Theology is the equilavent of me reading the Lord of the Rings and then telling other people what I think about it. I can say whatever I want and it has the same credentials as being theology as someone elses completely different opinion on the same issue. There is no consensus. It is like openly admitting:'ok we cant prove these things scientifically, so we take the easy way out and make up whatever we want and call it intellectual'.A random person is as good in theology as a learned theologian

[Crunchybear1]

What do you make of Philosophy as an Academic pursuit?

[4um360]

Each christian denomination has a theology, so each comes up with a different understanding of the same book. Arminians believe salvation is available to all, but only some will repent. Calvinists believe god has an elect group to save (to hell with the others). Universalists believe all will be saved. Imagine if one "school of science" taught that water boils at 100 degrees fahrenheit, another at 150, and another at 250. That would not be science.

[karlawachsmann]

John, I deeply agree with you that theology is no science... theology has nothing common with science... FUCK theology...

[MrMannyfsu]

oh and real quick just watch all this to i know u believe there is no GOD but just look at the astronomy part of it ok : ) Indescribable by Louie Giglio - Part 1 of 5

[MrMannyfsu]

praying for u man and im here with open ears and if u ever have any questions ask man im here have a great day man