(April 23, 2012 at 3:02 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Christianity, as I understand it to be defined, that is, apart from what lies outside of the classification of the mainstream church, and not what might encompass it with the widest definition, claims nothing more than my personal convictions.
Thank-you for your second point. That's what I mean exactly.
I think we agree on the first point too, I just phrased it badly. By 'personal convictions' I meant more than what you personally believe, including claims about the origin of the universe; but I realize that your personal convictions logically include Christian beliefs, which you can accept on faith without claiming any evidential confirmation. I suppose I was making the trivial point that you have a belief system of which theism is a feature, but goes far beyond mere theism. Is this roughly your take as well?