gnosticism
1. If Gnosticism had succeeded in implanting its own distinctive ideas into Christian thought, Christian theology would be different in many fundamental ways. Because Christian theology has a strong foundation insofar as its teachings are concerned, the very structure and nature of Christian theology would be radically altered if Gnosticism had been influential. For instance, Christianity holds true the idea that Jesus Christ was in fact human. It is believed that Jesus was born a human, died a human and was resurrected human. This in turn gave support to the notion that there exists an afterlife for those who die. Gnostics do not share this belief. In fact, Gnostics claim that Jesus could not have been human but instead took on a human appearance to free human from evil that was caused by the material world. Therefore, if Christian thought had taken Gnostic overtones, the whole concept of Jesus and resurrection would be invalid.Insofar as the concept of good and evil are concerned, Gnosticism also held a differing view from Christians. Although Gnostics borrowed from Christianity to form many of their beliefs, there rem
2. The potential benefits and dangers, as I see them, of using philosophical and/or scientific arguments to defend Christian belief are many. Since belief itself is not something that can be tested scientifically since it is essentially a "figment" of the imagination of those who produce the belief, then one would have to turn to what can be tested scientifically, such as whether or not Christ was human. If the test came back true, then many of the beliefs associated with Christ being human would have more validity to them. But, with evolution being on the forefront of science proving religion wrong, I think it does more to disprove many of the fallacies behind certain events such as creation. Beliefs themselves exist solely inside the human mind and are externalized through established organizations such as the church. Science can benefit Christian belief in proving that Christ existed as a human and that in turn can lend support to the role of Christ and the teachin! gs of Christ. Even that, I would argue, is rather subjective since what we know today about Christ was essentially a story passed down through the centuries
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