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Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:44:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> Exactly. Going back to what you said before:
> 
> > From my perspective, it seems that you find the idea of experiential
> > developments in Christianity peculiarly unpalatable (or perhaps
> > untrustworthy), though no doubt accepting change and refinements in the other
> > humanities as quite ordinary and respectable.  What would you prefer? (And
> > indeed, you *can* legitimately have the better of the two.)
> 
> That's why it's unpalatable towards other things. They aren't expected to be
> "fair". They're just expected to "be".

Oops-- miswording/typo on my part:

That's why experimental developments in other things are palatable and are
unpalatable in religion-- other things aren't expected to be "fair".

DaveE



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  Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament
 
(...) Let me see if I can phrase it better. I expect that you posit Truth (moral, judicial, 'heavenly') and God as unchanging; while Christianity (human understanding of Truth) changes as time goes on. Is that correct? (...) Not necessarily morality (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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