Comments on: What is the worst Theological invention? http://livingos.com/2007/04/26/what-is-the-worst-theological-invention/ Tim's blog on anything from this week's lectionary, to open source software like WordPress Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John http://livingos.com/2007/04/26/what-is-the-worst-theological-invention/#comment-3243 John Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:25:17 +0000 http://www.livingos.com/2007/04/26/what-is-the-worst-theological-invention/#comment-3243 I would say that the worst theological invention is theology itself, which is fundamentally not about Real God but only an expression of a mindset to which Real God is not completely obvious. Thus to ask the question "does god exist" is to affirm the negative proposition that god does not exist. The appropriate response to Real God as always already present Conscious Light is poetry, song, dance----ecstatic celebration. Not dry bones theology---especially any theology that prattles on about "sin" and how "fallen" we all seem to be. I would say that the worst theological invention is theology itself, which is fundamentally not about Real God but only an expression of a mindset to which Real God is not completely obvious.
Thus to ask the question “does god exist” is to affirm the negative proposition that god does not exist.

The appropriate response to Real God as always already present Conscious Light is poetry, song, dance—-ecstatic celebration.
Not dry bones theology—especially any theology that prattles on about “sin” and how “fallen” we all seem to be.

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