Can you kindly analyse on what I have written. Feel free to comment anything. Thanking you. If this disturb you, I am sorry and let me know. What I am trying to achieve is that... theology and its relative study fields should not be called as science. What is faith in relation to science and worldview? For me faith is more than believing. Faith is, “I was believing; now I know”. It is the assurance which does not need evidence. It is the conviction that satisfies all doubts. And faith is an invisible empirical phenomenon. Today there are many biblical scholars trying to equate theology to other scientific discipline. We cannot ignore the forces and influences of the scientism of theology and its relative study which stem from a selfish motive as to show it to the world as established facts or accepted worldview. We need to rethink on the modern usage of the word “science”. “Science” and “scientific” are two intrinsic words; it is like the two side of a coin. What is science is scientific and what is scientific is science. Therefore, if a so called “science discipline or study” is not scientific or does not have an accurate scientific result, it is not science at all in the first place. There are different geologist specializing in different fields, but when it comes to the shape of the earth, all geologists will affirm that the shape of the earth is round. There will always be scientific accuracy and uniformity in the scientific result. Some of the biblical scholars have the tendency to christen their study and research with the word “Science”. What they wanted is to instill into the mind of the readers that their approach is science and their result is scientific or scientifically proven. Some biblical scholars have boldly claimed that biblical hermeneutics is a science. It might have a systematic approach to the study of biblical texts. But its result always varies from one person to another. Moreover, biblical hermeneutics had played beautifully in shaping heretical teaching or heresy itself. That is an undeniable fact. All religion exists because of faith or in a system of belief. All theological discussion and debate including atheism worldview sprang up from the source called “Faith”. The other day, I was watching a debate video program by Biola University called “Does God exist?” Dr. William Lane Craig defended the existence God through cosmological argument and teleological argument. But the bottom-line is that these arguments will remain as an argument but not as an accepted general worldview. Because you cannot bring God in your palm show it to the atheists. Faith is sacred, an invisible empirical phenomenon, only a genuine seeker finds it. Therefore, one must not try to equate or elevate it nor should it overshadow any. Let it remain what it is. nagastudiesgroup.blogspot.in/2013/07/what-is-faith-in-relation-to-science.html
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:03:59 +0000
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