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Re: Why not Both?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:17:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> I happen to be a member of a religion which is a "sect" of
> Christianity, but I doubt you would accept our interpretation of the
> bible (especially since we honor Darwin and his ideas, and are proud
> that he was a member of our branch of Christianity). To be honest, as
> far as I'm concerned, unless you were one of Jesus's desciples (and
> somehow, I don't think any of them are alive today), I reject any claim
> you might have to the "truth" of Christianity. I might grant you a small
> claim to "truth" if you are Catholic since there was a time when
> Catholics were essentially the only game in the Christian town, but even
> there I dispute since there is no unbroken chain of Christian
> understanding. There was no (sucessefull) attempt to come up with single
> answers to some basic questions until the Council of Nicea in 350 CE
> (and my cynical self would point out that the answers which came out of
> that council were VOTED on by a bunch of humans, of course I guess the
> counter argument would be that only those who voted for the right
> answers [the ones which won] really had opened themselves fully to
> understanding [as well as a human can] god, and the rest were lost
> souls, but this gets back to David's question - how do you decide that
> the majority was in fact right? Is there any credible evidence of God's
> guidance? How do you know your view of the bible is right and mine is
> flawed in some way?).
How do I know your interpretation of the Bible is flawed?
I'd really like to answer that...
What is your interpretation? Or are you just using hyperbole to imply that you
and Darwin are both evolutionists?
Please elaborate.
-Jon
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| (...) The "sect" comment may be a bit divisive, but it's a reasonable question. I happen to be a member of a religion which is a "sect" of Christianity, but I doubt you would accept our interpretation of the bible (especially since we honor Darwin (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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