Which would you believe? Medieval Scholars or Priests?

Question

OK, I just want your opinion. If any of you dare to ruin some attempt for peaceful debate, I will dropkick all of you.

Anyway... Christian, Muslim, Jewish... Any religious scholar in the medieval times applied Aristotle's logic to explain their religious beliefs. They used logic to explain the statements in the Bible, Torah, Quran, etc.

And then there are the priests. The priests that used... Well, not exactly blind faith, but just the word of the manuscripts to explain events and word.

Now, which one would you more likely believe? And neither is not a choice.

Yeah, I agree, most of the scholars were priests, but they USED logic to explain the statements of the Bible. When I say priests(if you read it carefully), I stated that I was talking about the priests who said ,"You should worship God just because the Bible says so or he'll smite you and send you to Hell."

Oh, very nice changes to your answers. Thanks for extending upon that. Yes, I know that they don't do that. But I'm saying theoretically, you're confronted with a scholar who explains to you with rational thought, then a priest who just demands you believe through "blind faith". I can't find a better term, sorry. But yeah, I'm satisfied that we had some rational debate here.

Answer 1

most of the christians medieval scholars were priests. aristotle's philosophy has always been very in synch with Christian ethics; as were a couple of other medieval scholars named St Augustine and St Thomas Aquinas.

well as a catholic (which all medieval christians were) ive never met a priest who said "You should worship God just because the Bible says so or he'll smite you and send you to Hell." to this day, all priests are theological scholars, and catholic faith is a little more sophisticated than 'do X because the bible said so.'

Answer 2

Neither. Maybe the real question is whether or not you can believe everything you think. Anyone can be deceived even scholars or priests if their research is flawed. In pentacostal churches, somebody shouts out something in tongues while somebody confirms what is said and everyone there says they believe it is God who said this. Yet it wouldn't have been so hard to believe if it had actually been God's voice but then it would still be debateable. It's all a matter of faith. You must be prepared to admit that you could be wrong or you will be made a fool of. There just isn't enough evidence.

Answer 3

They were one in the same. Most of the scholars were priests or bishops. Are you asking about scholasticism?

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Thank you for the follow up statement. Actually there were not priests who did what you say. This approach to faith was really created by the Reformation in the sixteenth century when their was a blending of secular humanism coming out of the scholastic movement that preceded it that resulted in theology being taught as allegory in a syncretic blend of humanism and Christianity. Resulting in the beginning of a new Gospel where God serves man instead of the orthodox view that Man serves God.

Answer 4

Scholars