““Theologians, and religionists in general, start with a fantasy premise and then proceed to apply rigorous formal logic to tease out its implications. Stark himself points out that “theology consists of formal reasoning about God.” This is admirably exact. Theologians, beginning with a wished-for creation of their own minds, analyze that creation’s characteristics by rigorous application of the principles of formal—that is, deductive—logic.””
![“[The laws of logic] were placed in our minds by the Creator during the act of creation. We speak because God has spoken. God is not the author of confusion, irrationality, or the absurd. Furthermore, his words are meant to be understood by his creatures, and a necessary condition for his…” quote by R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/910/r-c-sproul-1006_books_the-laws-of-logic-were-placed-in-our-min_3168675.jpg)
![“Selective literalism' is another attempt in a very long line of techniques designed and intended to shape God into our own image". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]” quote by R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4f0/r-alan-woods-1455_anthropocentrism_selective-literalism-is-another-attempt_1896720.jpg)
