This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Moving The Goal Posts
I once heard Michael Shermer remark that there are remarkable similarities between the various religions, and somehow this shows that all religions are simply the outplaying of some aspect of human nature. I find this strange. In every other endeavor inter-subjective agreement is considered a sign of reaching out to real truth. But in religion, it is a sign of just the opposite. Shermer is simply moving the goal posts. If all religions were radically different he'd be using THAT as evidence of the subjectivity of religious truth.
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