A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it.

H.l. Mencken
A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room...
A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room...
A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room...
A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room...
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While it is true that philosophy is the process of thought, theology is the process of belief. That is, theology is the act of reaching a conclusion about an entity or truth on the basis of ideas and evidence. Philosophy, on the other hand, is the theory of knowledge, which attempts to give reasons for believing things. And it’s not always easy to tell them apart.

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