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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.
[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).
