Theos-Talk Archives (August 2002 Message tt00227)

brianmuehlbach wrote:
> Bart: Theology is not a religion. It is the study of religion.
> 
> Brian: Exactly, and that is where the study of "Theo"sophy belongs. 
> And not to "science" of today. Theosophy among others contains the 
> stuf of superstitious hermetists of the early Renaisance and middle 
> ages, 300 and more years ago.

Theosophy has formed the base of modern physics. It is not a science,
but is, in part, a metascience.

> Also the term "zero point energy" as such, is a "belief" of Bart 
> (notice he also didn't bring any quotes) and certainly has noting to 
> do with what science would call "energy."

Please check the December, 1997 issue of Scientific American (and do
not confuse the existence of zero-point energy with the hope that some
people have that it can take less energy to extract it than one can reap
from it). 

> "the distinction between science and any particular belief system should
> become clear. You will note there is no 'Theo' anything in any
> conventional degree program except Theology."

And, once again, by that logic, physics and chemistry are not sciences,
either. 

Bart Lidofsky