Superstition? (PhD Edit)

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Superstition?

PhD, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, 2010: Theodicy and Practical Theology 

MPhil, Bangor University, 2003: The Problem of Evil: Anglican and Baptist Perspectives

David Hume (1779)(2004) discusses the danger of traditional superstition in religious presentations,[1] and doubtless a reasonable, open-minded, philosophical approach from a theist would be far more helpful within a theodicy.  He also warns against theistic claims of being able to adequately understand the Supreme Being, if there is one.[2] 

This Being’s attributes would be ‘incomprehensible’[3] and it basically impossible for the theist to understand the nature of this being.[4]  If Hume is correct,[5] constructing a theodicy would be largely meaningless.  To counter this problem, Biblical Revelation would be required in order that God reveals self in context of the issue of theodicy.[6] 

December 18, 2017

The historical manuscripts from the Hebrew Bible and New Testament documents, academically within the field of Religious Studies and related, connect to historical reality in a reasonable, realistic way, even if with supernatural aspects, that fictional mythological and superstition does not. If all or part of the Scripture is fabricated history, this would have to academically proven as a reasonable possibility or fact.

BLOCHER, HENRI. (1994) Evil and the Cross, Translated by David G. Preston, Leicester, InterVarsity Press.

GUTMANN, JAMES (1845)(1936) ‘Introduction’ in SCHELLING, F.W.J. (1845)(1936) Schelling, Of Human Freedom, Translated by James Gutmann, The Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago.

HUME, DAVID (1739-1740)(1973) ‘A Treatise of Human Nature’, in Paul Edwards and Arthur Pap (eds.), A Modern Introduction To Philosophy, New York, The Free Press.

SCHELLING, F.W.J. (1845)(1936) Schelling, Of Human Freedom, Translated by James Gutmann, The Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago.

HUME, DAVID (1779)(2004)  Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Digireads.com/Neeland Media LLC, Lawrence, Kansas.

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[1] Hume (1779)(2004: 7).

[2] Hume (1779)(2004: 21-27).

[3] Hume (1779)(2004: 21).

[4] Hume (1779)(2004: 21).

[5] Hume (1779)(2004: 21).

[6] Blocher (1994: 84). German philosopher F.W.J. Schelling’s philosophy is noted within the ‘Introduction’ in Of Human Freedom to include the idea that God’s revelation is ‘a genuine metaphysical necessity.’ This is in the context of understanding what is ‘morally necessary’ concerning God. Gutmann (1845)(1936: xxxvi).