Post by Kendall on Apr 29, 2006 19:12:08 GMT -5
Would this be an example of paraphrase?
As one historian explains, Darwinism led to a naturalistic view of knowledge in which “theological dogmas and philosophical absolutes were at worst totally fraudulent and at best merely sumbolic of deep human aspirations.” Let’s unpack that phrase: If Darwinism is true, then both religion and philosophical absolutes (like Goodness, Truth, and Beauty) are strictly speaking false or “fraudulent.” We can still hold on to them if we really want to, but only if we are willing to place them in a separate category of concepts that are not genuinely true but “merely symbolic” of human hopes and ideals.
Pg. 154 Total Truth by Nancy Pearcy
Thanks,
Kendall
As one historian explains, Darwinism led to a naturalistic view of knowledge in which “theological dogmas and philosophical absolutes were at worst totally fraudulent and at best merely sumbolic of deep human aspirations.” Let’s unpack that phrase: If Darwinism is true, then both religion and philosophical absolutes (like Goodness, Truth, and Beauty) are strictly speaking false or “fraudulent.” We can still hold on to them if we really want to, but only if we are willing to place them in a separate category of concepts that are not genuinely true but “merely symbolic” of human hopes and ideals.
Pg. 154 Total Truth by Nancy Pearcy
Thanks,
Kendall
