religious language- inherent problems

Question 1

what are the 4 inherent problems?

Answer 1

• limitations of language for conception of god such as limitless and timeless
• challenge to scared texts
• religious language is not universal or common shared experience
• differences between cognitive and non-cognitive language

Question 2

what is the challenge of the limitations of language?

Answer 2

religious language often used to define abstract qualities that cannot be seen in the material world and we cannot relate to them

Question 3

what is the challenge to scared texts?

Answer 3

religious language often appears contradictory and paradoxical and is unclear how to understand e.g god is transcendent and imminent.

Question 4

what is the challenge that religious language is not a common shared base?

Answer 4

scripture uses specific terminology, which uses words that can only be understood in that context. makes it difficult to communicate to a non-believer

Question 5

what are the differences between cognitive and non-cognitive language?

Answer 5

non-cognitive does not express propositions, but rather expresses opinion. cognitive language is objectively true or false language. religious language makes assertions that cannot be tested