Comments on: Creating a Universe of Certainty, or, If You Remove Reason, You Remove Doubt http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/ Conversations in Theology and its interaction with Culture Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hundie Jo [dot] Com » Blog Archive » A Trip that Frees the Mind http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6040 Hundie Jo [dot] Com » Blog Archive » A Trip that Frees the Mind Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:22:24 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-6040 [...] to Theology of the Masses and read about the first part of his experience (pictures included!) :: Creating a Universe of Certainty, or, If You Remove Reason, You Remove Doubt (part one) . Immediately upon entering into the Museum Proper, we were faced with a series of displays that [...] [...] to Theology of the Masses and read about the first part of his experience (pictures included!) :: Creating a Universe of Certainty, or, If You Remove Reason, You Remove Doubt (part one) . Immediately upon entering into the Museum Proper, we were faced with a series of displays that [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Pierce http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5361 Jeremy Pierce Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:14:22 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-5361 Travis, virtually no one gets that right, though. I always do my part. I spend more time on Augustine's discussion than I do Descartes' when I teach it in my history of philosophy intro class, but I doubt most philosophers even know that Descartes basically plagiarized it from Augustine. Travis, virtually no one gets that right, though. I always do my part. I spend more time on Augustine’s discussion than I do Descartes’ when I teach it in my history of philosophy intro class, but I doubt most philosophers even know that Descartes basically plagiarized it from Augustine.

]]> By: Travis http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5280 Travis Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:20:36 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-5280 They also fail to realize that Descartes' "cogito" comes from St. Augustine. That's right...THE St. Augustine... They also fail to realize that Descartes’ “cogito” comes from St. Augustine. That’s right…THE St. Augustine…

]]> By: Jeremy Pierce http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5271 Jeremy Pierce Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:17:35 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-5271 It isn't just faith and reason that they're putting into contrast. By placing the Descartes quote in opposition to God's self-existence, they actually have to question whether we can know we exist, since that's all Descartes was arguing. But if I can't be sure even that I exist, how could I possibly know that anything does, including God? They've pulled out the foundation of all human knowledge and thus undermined the very faith that they've held up as the positive contrast to philosophy. It isn’t just faith and reason that they’re putting into contrast. By placing the Descartes quote in opposition to God’s self-existence, they actually have to question whether we can know we exist, since that’s all Descartes was arguing. But if I can’t be sure even that I exist, how could I possibly know that anything does, including God? They’ve pulled out the foundation of all human knowledge and thus undermined the very faith that they’ve held up as the positive contrast to philosophy.

]]> By: Honzo http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5248 Honzo Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:01:35 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-5248 As much as I disagree with their version of science, I wanna go so so so so bad. As much as I disagree with their version of science, I wanna go so so so so bad.

]]> By: jr. http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5230 jr. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:19:33 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-5230 Oh no.  We went on like a Wednesday and it was STILL pretty packed.  The Elderly (in the form of massive church groups) and Right Proper Nuclear Families (TM) with young children. Well, maybe not packed.  But busy. Oh no.  We went on like a Wednesday and it was STILL pretty packed.  The Elderly (in the form of massive church groups) and Right Proper Nuclear Families (TM) with young children.

Well, maybe not packed.  But busy.

]]> By: E. I. Sanchez http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5226 E. I. Sanchez Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:15:06 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2007/12/29/creating-a-universe-of-certainty-or-if-you-remove-reason-you-remove-doubt-part-1-of-2/#comment-5226 Was the museum busy? From the pictures, it looks like you guys had the place to yourselves. I visited the <a href="http://www.thechristianalert.org/index.php/2007/03/23/icr_museum?blog=5" rel="nofollow">Institute For Creation Research Museum</a> in Santee, CA and it was pretty much empty except for a few employees and some visitors. Young Earthers do have some really good literature to support their claims. I was really impressed from some of their literature but haven't had a chance to get into the details. Edgar. Was the museum busy? From the pictures, it looks like you guys had the place to yourselves.

I visited the Institute For Creation Research Museum in Santee, CA and it was pretty much empty except for a few employees and some visitors.

Young Earthers do have some really good literature to support their claims. I was really impressed from some of their literature but haven’t had a chance to get into the details.

Edgar.

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