because they are incomplete due to lack of theological training?
2007-08-01 07:41:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think you question is based on an incorrect premise. What makes you think a philosopher lacks theological training? Being a philosopher and having such training are not mutually exclusive.
2007-08-01 07:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The philo-sophers, those bright open-minded souls who love Sophia, should never be pitied. Those who fiercely love knowledge and wisdom are to be much admired. They may be brilliant philosophers and also sincere scientists.
Those who escaped theological training are not to be seen as lacking something or as being incomplete.
They are to be seen as lucky among men and women for having been allowed and able to avoid or escape a brain-wash and an accumulation of insidious pseudo-spiritual delusional dogmatic pretensions and an unnatural submission to a hierarchical system contrived by astute and power-seeking herders of gullible human beings.
2007-08-01 15:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by pasquale garonfolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To arbitrarily state that all philosophers are lacking theological training is very arrogant.
It would be interesting to discover, how many real philosophers, you have actually had discourse with, before you placed this question.
From your question, I would judge that you are not a philosopher, but probably, should be pitied.
2007-08-01 14:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by macdelanoche 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All of humanity is worthy of some degree of pity be it the seminary student, a preacher, a theologian or a philosopher. No human has the complete picture of the universe, life and all of its meaning. Even having it handed to you in the pages of a “how to” manual you still come up short
2007-08-01 15:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by ydrisil 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The philosopher is not necessarily incomplete of training, but merely pondering new questions to life to expand their knowledge. They should not be pitied for their wish to expand themselves, but encouraged to ask questions to ask why and how do we come to the responses seen. Those who do not wish to seek answers to their own questions should be pitied for their own lack of aspiration.
2007-08-01 14:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by Dead 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Theology is philosophy. There are no 'solutions' or 'answers' in either only 'problems' and 'questions'. It's clear that you are attempting to insult those who are in the philosophy club by noting your superiority over them due to your training in theology. You are only a member of another club with rules, regulations and traditions just like them. You stand on your side of the lunch room and throw insults over to provoke them into a debate based on belief which can never be resolved. It's pretty silly.
2007-08-01 14:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are not theologians, they're philosphers.
2007-08-01 19:11:55 · answer #7 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋