So, i think as people in general have become more educated, "Dogmas" of other groups have been placed in question, which i think is why the term dogma has lost its value - think of yourself as an atheist college student at a liberal arts university (ie. the opposite existence of the average BYU student). so if you were this person (not you) how would you view the "dogmatic" beliefs that a 14 year old boy saw god, who told him he had to save all the world's souls. how about the "dogmatic" teaching that the eucharist turns into the ACTUAL FLESH of jesus christ inside your body. what about the centrally dogmatic belief that the scientific method is the only way to obtain truth?
while i'm guessing that the first two would be complete poppycock, the third is probably sounding pretty good to you.
but my question is WHY??? why would these essential unquestionable FACTS(according to those that believe them) be questioned?
is it because education enhances skepticism?
is it an us vs them issue?
is it because the mass quantity of information that is available (a lot of it being GARBAGE) forces people to choose what they will and will not believe?
^^^does the above question suggest that the "digital" age has brought about the necessity of new social skills?
^^^does this happen whenever there is a shift in knowledge institutions?
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