Date sent: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 06:46:13 EST Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: hypocrites?/convictions/spirit/believe whatever/perception > In a message dated 98-12-04 19:53:33 EST, you write: > > << Truth/falsity are knowledge categories, and as such are scientific > and/or historical. Religions structured belief systems, and as such > are outside the purview of knowledge; they, being concerned with > the METAphysical or ontological underpinnings of things, can be > neither proven false nor true. Therefore, the very concept of a "true > religion" is a contradiction in terms ( as is that of a false one). Joe > > >> > Hi! > > But you have to understand that the beliefs stemming from the religion are > being applied to teaching of knowledge and science and history . . . So > spirituality is concerned with the metaphycical and onotological underpinnings > of things - but religion is concerned with applying that spirituality to life > and how we perceive it! > > > Peace! > Angela > Inasmuch as they are applied to science, they are misapplied (cf. the Creation Science Institute). Joe
