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- | ====== Discovering God ... ====== | + | ====== Discovering God II ... ====== |
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+ | Science has a particular way to investigate and confirm its statements, at least in the natural sciences. It uses experiments and reasoning. It uses a process where scientists try to publish their reasoning and findings, and where other scientists review these ideas and respond as part of a review process. Then, when something is published, others can read and will respond, and a sequence of papers and books will evolve trying to work out and collect all results on a particular topic. Over time, things change and evolve further, and you get a sequence of such books and many papers - with some results being common knowledge, others a buried in the pile of work available. | ||
+ | How does it work in the humanities? Here, the logic is slightly different. Usually, reasoning is the main tool. Investigations work out ideas, thoughts and concepts. The link to reality is carried out either by humans who compare ideas with observations, | ||
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- | ** What can be done? ... ** | + | ** What to know about God? ... ** |
+ | When you want to know about faith, you should look into the books written by believers. For Jewish and Christian faith these are the biblical books. They have been collected by large groups of believers to be relevant for faith. We might investigate this process, and it is highly interesting to explore the creation of, for example, the four gospels which build the beginning of the New Testament. | ||
+ | But let us skip the historical part of this investigation, | ||
+ | How to read the gospels. There is 2000 years of theology available. And there is you with your mind and knowledge. Are the gospels written for theologians? | ||
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** Jesus Ethics and Behaviour ... ** | ** Jesus Ethics and Behaviour ... ** | ||
+ | Let us pick one particular point in the teaching of Jesus and compare it with his behaviour. In his famous " | ||
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- | 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister[1] will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, “Raca,”[2] is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, “You fool!” will be in danger of the fire of hell. | + | 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, “Raca,” is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, “You fool!” will be in danger of the fire of hell. |
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- | 34 Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’[2] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. | + | 34 Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. |
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+ | Jesus touches our relationship to people who exercise suppression and pain. How can we be calm? How can we avoid to be furious? There must be something special around Jesus. He teaches ethics which go beyond our natural responses. And he acts accordingly, | ||
(Roland Potthast) | (Roland Potthast) | ||
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