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consideration. In the event that something new arises, it will be well to consider the detailing.
We return now to the science of scholastic theology to say that it has benefits and harm.
With regard to its usefulness whenever it is useful it is either lawful, commendable, or
obligatory, as the
occasion demands. As to its harm, whenever it is harmful it is unlawful. Its harm lies in raising
doubts
and undermining the articles of faith by moving them out from the realm of certitude and
determination.
These things are happening at the beginning and their restoration by means of proof is doubtful.
Furthermore, it varies with the individual. Therefore it is true that it is harmful to the faith.
Yet it has another harmful influence which manifests itself in confirming the belief of the
heretics in their
heresies and establishing them in their hearts so that their claims increase and their insistence
on them
becomes more stubborn. This kind of harm, however, results from the fanaticism which disputation
We return now to the science of scholastic theology to say that it has benefits and harm.
With regard to its usefulness whenever it is useful it is either lawful, commendable, or
obligatory, as the
occasion demands. As to its harm, whenever it is harmful it is unlawful. Its harm lies in raising
doubts
and undermining the articles of faith by moving them out from the realm of certitude and
determination.
These things are happening at the beginning and their restoration by means of proof is doubtful.
Furthermore, it varies with the individual. Therefore it is true that it is harmful to the faith.
Yet it has another harmful influence which manifests itself in confirming the belief of the
heretics in their
heresies and establishing them in their hearts so that their claims increase and their insistence
on them
becomes more stubborn. This kind of harm, however, results from the fanaticism which disputation