(April 11, 2014 at 9:59 am)alpha male Wrote: IMO that's special pleading, not confirmation bias.
I would still argue confirmation bias, on the grounds that obtuse interpretations of scripture are usually done to justify what the reader believed before reading the scripture. The interpretations "when it says... it really means..." are retrofitted to work backward to the desired conclusion.
The one time I agree with the fundamentalist Christian is when we both shake our heads and ask "what is it with these liberal Christians?"
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
