Theology is the therapy is brilliant. Sadly, people often aren’t willing to put in the work required to reach theological depth. It’s a slow process, but the result is gold. They just want to show up and be told and given the gold.
This is such a scintillating discussion point, Jacob — the mystery of God being the utmost quality, in that he must remain an unknown.
Here’s a curiosity of mine: there seems to be a sizable crowd of professing Christians who are “comfortable not knowing” the answers to some of these vast questions about God. Sometimes to the point of Pride, almost like the pursuit of an answer is seen as futile because a faith without information is seen as somehow greater in their minds.
That’s a hyperbolic example, but what do you think of that crowd? Do you think they fall into Aquinas’ area of “I don’t know”, or do you think their “I don’t know” should be addressed differently?
I ask this because I’ve met meany people who say they don’t study theology because it’s ultimately impossible for us to understand, which I’m opposed to.
“Comfortable not knowing” is different than interacting with the mystery. I think the “pride” does not lie in the “I don’t have all the answers so shut up” but rather in the unwillingness to educate yourself on the mystery.
Aquinas reached serval points in his apology where the logic is either circular or stops. He calls that logical end God.
I don’t appreciate people who claim they have some sort of answer without asking the questions. Aquinas reached that conclusion by asking questions. I did as well. My students are learning how to do that.
Theology is the therapy is brilliant. Sadly, people often aren’t willing to put in the work required to reach theological depth. It’s a slow process, but the result is gold. They just want to show up and be told and given the gold.
That means a lot dawg. Let’s keep doing what we’re doing.
This is such a scintillating discussion point, Jacob — the mystery of God being the utmost quality, in that he must remain an unknown.
Here’s a curiosity of mine: there seems to be a sizable crowd of professing Christians who are “comfortable not knowing” the answers to some of these vast questions about God. Sometimes to the point of Pride, almost like the pursuit of an answer is seen as futile because a faith without information is seen as somehow greater in their minds.
That’s a hyperbolic example, but what do you think of that crowd? Do you think they fall into Aquinas’ area of “I don’t know”, or do you think their “I don’t know” should be addressed differently?
I ask this because I’ve met meany people who say they don’t study theology because it’s ultimately impossible for us to understand, which I’m opposed to.
“Comfortable not knowing” is different than interacting with the mystery. I think the “pride” does not lie in the “I don’t have all the answers so shut up” but rather in the unwillingness to educate yourself on the mystery.
Aquinas reached serval points in his apology where the logic is either circular or stops. He calls that logical end God.
I don’t appreciate people who claim they have some sort of answer without asking the questions. Aquinas reached that conclusion by asking questions. I did as well. My students are learning how to do that.
Yeah, I definitely agree that the questions are the pathway to learning.
I kind of think of that crowd like a Christian off-shoot of Plato’s Cave.