Old Testament Peace Process - Page 2 - Religion, God, and Theology

Splendour · 01-07-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tame_deuces

The old testament peace process seems to vaguely be about killing anyone who makes disagrees with the old testament, and sometimes also about killing those who believe in it but failed to adhere to it.

There is also a rule about not killing, so you might be looking at the world's first catch-22.

Maybe you can explain how monotheism which led to the science of the modern world could have evolved if it wasn't allowed to go into effect out of deference to polytheism and human sacrifice.

Arouet · 01-07-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Splendour

Maybe you can explain how monotheism which led to the science of the modern world could have evolved if it wasn't allowed to go into effect out of deference to polytheism and human sacrifice.

What is the relationship between monotheism and scientists other than that many of those scientists may have been monotheists?

luckyme · 01-07-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Arouet

What is the relationship between monotheism and scientists other than that many of those scientists may have been monotheists?

They never heard of Archimedes or Euclid?

Splendour · 01-07-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Arouet

What is the relationship between monotheism and scientists other than that many of those scientists may have been monotheists?

I read something a while back about how polytheism blocked the growth of science and monotheism opened the door to it.

Newton was dedicated to explaining the mind of God.

Here's a discussion of some of the ideas of one of the books I noticed online claiming that monotheism led to science:

http://www.twoorthree.net/2005/10/the_biblical_or.html