> What first attracted me to Christianity, in fact, is that it was so
> much more than a world view but was a relationship in which one could
> evaluate various world views and deal with them knowing they didn't
> matter in the end. Christianity, of course, excldes ceratin world views
> (e.g. strict relativism, or strict naturalism) but why are we so
> concerned about secondary issues when the issue is how and when does God
> make his love for us manifest and how do we deal with those events?
>
> In his love,
> Stephen
Dear Stephen:
That's right! In fact, that's why thoughtful theologians like James Houston
prefer to speak of a "life-world" than a world view (which implies the old Greek
idea of an autonomous outside observer), or "standing-under" instead of
"understanding".
Paul Arveson, Research Physicist
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