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#790 Conor Cunningham: Theology, Nihilism, and Evolutionary Theory

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Theology and Philosophy

Theology etymology just means go talk, feel, logos, logi. And philosophy is love of wisdom. So in a way, from Plato onwards, it is religious insofar as it's seeking that which is transcendent. Theology is more reflexively linked to a religion. Sociologically, philosophy nowadays, somewhat is less so. But I'd again say that most of that was conditioning rather than intellectual.

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