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Infidel · 10-20-2005, 08:58 AM

Are we gaining or losing an understanding of religion as we move away from jesus' birth and death and the writing of the bible?

Curious because I want to know if the claims of the church during Galileos times are more valid than the modified doctrines we see now.

i.e., old "geocentrism will destroy religion" vs new "geocentrism is compatible religion". And various other arguments with respect to science in general.

Toto · 10-20-2005, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Infidel

Are we gaining or losing an understanding of religion as we move away from jesus' birth and death and the writing of the bible?

We have gained in understanding on our terms. Obviously, if you read the posts here, we have lost some understanding of what 1st c. Christians thought.

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Originally Posted by Infidel

Curious because I want to know if the claims of the church during Galileos times are more valid than the modified doctrines we see now.

i.e., old "geocentrism will destroy religion" vs new "geocentrism is compatible religion". And various other arguments with respect to science in general.

This is a big topic - are religion and science two roads to the same truth? two different magisteria? one false and the other true? All are a little outside of the focus of this forum. How do you want to proceed?

Infidel · 10-20-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Toto

We have gained in understanding on our terms. Obviously, if you read the posts here, we have lost some understanding of what 1st c. Christians thought.

This is a big topic - are religion and science two roads to the same truth? two different magisteria? one false and the other true? All are a little outside of the focus of this forum. How do you want to proceed?

The church felt Galileo was a heretic and dangerous to doctrine, today he's not thought of that way. Why? What has changed in religion? Why is naturalism / materialism today what Galileo was to their doctring so many centuries ago?

10-20-2005, 08:58 AM	#1
Infidel Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 32	Is religious knowledge increasing or decreasing? Are we gaining or losing an understanding of religion as we move away from jesus' birth and death and the writing of the bible? Curious because I want to know if the claims of the church during Galileos times are more valid than the modified doctrines we see now. i.e., old "geocentrism will destroy religion" vs new "geocentrism is compatible religion". And various other arguments with respect to science in general.

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