Well, do you?\u00a0 Have DOGMA, that is?<\/p>\n
What is dogma, anyway?\u00a0 Is it bad or good?\u00a0 Well, I suspect that the answer is:\u00a0 It depends.<\/p>\n
What is dogma?<\/p>\n
Merriam-Webster thinks it is:<\/p>\n
\n1 a<\/span>:<\/strong> something held as an established opinion<\/span> ; especially<\/em><\/span> :<\/strong> a definite authoritative tenet<\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0 b<\/span>:<\/strong> a code of such tenets <pedagogical dogma<\/em>><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0\u00a0 c<\/span>:<\/strong> a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds<\/span><\/div>\n2<\/span>:<\/strong> a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n(Oh, by the way:\u00a0 I’m going somewhere<\/em> with this.\u00a0 The point of the post is not DOGMA; but the DOGMA discussion gets us where we can discuss the real point <\/em>!)<\/p>\n
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NOTE:\u00a0 As this posting, #0138, was only a partial posting, now that it has been completed it has been moved to #0139<\/a>, so folks won’t inadvertently be wondering, “Where is the rest of this post?”\u00a0 So, just CLICK HERE<\/a> and move right on over to #0139!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, do you?\u00a0 Have DOGMA, that is? What is dogma, anyway?\u00a0 Is it bad or good?\u00a0 Well, I suspect that the answer is:\u00a0 It depends. What is dogma? Merriam-Webster thinks it is: 1 a: something held as an established opinion … Continue reading