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Thank you! I have been wondering what the heck sophisticated theology was and how it differed from unsophisticated theology. Now I know: there is no difference! They are both based on the belief in woo woo, as Sam Harris once put it! July 3, 2011 by A Wikia contributor
I've always been fascinated with the disconnect between the theologians understanding and reasoning of God, and the laity, the latter which, most often believe based on a sort of, "well, someone else did all the hard work, and they claim it's right, so I should believe it, too." Having studied most ST, I can say with certainty that those are not the arguments people in the pews use, or are even aware of, when discussing whether or not God exists. It's extremely sad.
Sophisticated, however, does not mean correct. It merely means complicated. And every time one of their complicated arguments gets defeated (as is consistently the case), they got back and a few years later come out with a more "sophisticated" (read: complicated) version of the argument. The range of teleological arguments is a perfect case in point, with Richard Swindburne's being both extremely recent, and extremely complicated. (It may or may not be worth noting, that it is also extremely wrong) I await it's next reincarnation with the same excitement as an 8 yr old in the Dentist's waiting room... July 5, 2011 by A Wikia contributor
Also known as:
- Sophistimacated Theology (I don't understand it, so it must be smart)
- Schrodinger's Theology (It's only there when you're not looking) April 9 by A Wikia contributor
I've incorporated quite a bit of the above into the article. Proxima Centauri (talk) 08:10, December 28, 2012 (UTC)
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- Sophisticated theology RationalWiki on sophisticated theology. This article and the RationalWiki article are competing for the top spot on the first page of Google! Well done both wikis! Proxima Centauri (talk) 15:30, December 27, 2012 (UTC)
