What is the validity of the statement that the soundness of the methodology necessitates the soundness of the creed, and that the soundness of the creed does not necessitate the soundness of the methodology?

Question:
The questioner says: Some people distinguish between the methodology and the creed, saying that if the methodology is sound, the creed is sound, and that the soundness of the creed does not necessitate the soundness of the methodology. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
It is not correct. The creed and the methodology are the same. If the creed is sound, the methodology is sound, and if the creed is defective, the methodology is defective. There is absolutely no difference between them. Whoever distinguishes between them is mistaken; it is not correct. Yes, the creed is the root of the methodology and its foundation. If the creed is sound, the methodology becomes sound because it is built on a sound foundation. If the creed is defective, the methodology becomes defective because its foundation is defective, and whatever has a defective foundation is defective.