Re: Fact Free Science?

Brian Neuschwander (bwnbcg@sjm.infi.net)
Thu, 06 Nov 1997 23:51:29 -0800

George Murphy wrote:
>
> Brian Neuschwander wrote:
> >
> > Tom Pearson wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Tom, for extrapolating my thoughts so well. George brings up a
> > good point of caution regarding building theology on philosophy.
> > However, I would take the position that the starting place could be a
> > good Christian philosophy as a tool for building good Christian
> > theology (there is non-Christian theology).
>
> Fine, as long as it really is philosophy informed in a
> basic way by Christian presuppositions. What we need to watch out for
> is the smuggling of assumptions of common-sense or philosophical theism
> which are not based on God's self-revelation.
> George Murphy

Precisely, George. Thanks for saying it well.

-- Brian W. Neuschwander