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During the four years when I was earning my bachelor's in religious studies, I focused on one overall question. "What is religion?" I still do not have a solid answer that covers all ends, but after 4 years, the best definition I could come up with is "The way that human beings respond to and/or interact with that which they believe to be sacred."
The guy in the video strikes me as (forgive me) a whiny tool. I can't stand the "religion is evil but God is good" movement because it is completely flawed in its definition of religion.
V, I know how you feel.
PS: Your avatar makes me sick.
During the four years when I was earning my bachelor's in religious studies, I focused on one overall question. "What is religion?" I still do not have a solid answer that covers all ends, but after 4 years, the best definition I could come up with is "The way that human beings respond to and/or interact with that which they believe to be sacred."
Sorry, I haven't been around a computer all weekend and just saw this. Got accepted into their law program, so I'm officially a Wolverine. I suspect I'll be making you sick a lot in the future.
Some people are interested in theology, meaning they want to know more about God's nature, his attributes etc. They may not like religon, which is usually associated with rituals, rules, hierarchy etc. Nothing wrong with such an attitude. Even Leo Tolstoy was one such person.
You are right, it is possible to be a non-Christian theologian. What is your point?
You didn't understand the post.
Obviously. I think that just may have been why I asked you to clarify.
Careful, you may hurt yourself.
Let's say you read the bible and expositions on it. You understand more and more about the Christian theology. But you don't go to church, nor believe in any rituals and superstition. So you're not a religious Christian even though you continue to express a strong and growing interest in Christian theology.
See, that was easy.
Problem is Christ Himself also took part in those rituals and "superstitions." I mean, he was a Rabbi.
Is there any evidence for this?