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Theology of the Holy Spirit
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RE: Theology of the Holy Spirit
(September 18, 2012 at 4:13 am)greneknight Wrote: But I'm so thankful to the Christians here, especially Vinny. You are the reason for my blasphemy. I used not to blaspheme until you goaded me to it. And I must say it's liberating. Calling Jesus the Bastard son of the Blessed Whore who pretended to have been raped by God somehow makes me feel free because it's something you can't say in Christian forums, groups, etc and something that's considered rude if you say at home and something my vicar would be furious with me if I said in church. But you guys (the CHristians here) have taught me that blasphemy is fun.

May God the Rapist, God the Bastard and God the Holy Fart bless us all.

Posts like this are certainly not going to help you in your debate about whether or not you are a Christian.
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RE: Theology of the Holy Spirit
(September 18, 2012 at 3:58 am)greneknight Wrote: I was furious with Vinny the first time I saw his posts and I knew he was trying to irritate, slander and vilify the good name of atheists. I tried attacking him and many atheists tell me not to do so. So now, I blaspheme my own religion and you guys say I'm lame. I'm convinced the atheists here are masochists.

Naw. It's just you.

You're welcome to attack Vinny's arguments, his expression of them and such. You are not welcome to attack his person. That's just lame. And often a violation of forum rules.

There's an old saying that I don't completely agree with that says that nobody can insult you without your permission.
Atheists generally prefer to take the high ground. But that's something that may be out of your reach.


For what it's worth, the word pneuma is one that has a rich history in ancient Greek philosophy of the time, and has nuances which your inept translation of "wind" completely miss. (You'll notice in my profile I use the rank or title of "phantasia kataleptike" — that's a technical term from Stoic epistemology, the nature of which requires an accurate understanding of the role of pneuma in Stoic ontology and psychology to fully grasp.) The Hebrew word used in the Old Testament is nismat, which is most closely translated as 'breath', as in from the lungs. There is no direct one to one equivalency between the Hebrew terms referring to life, the vital force, and the soul, so there is no exact equivalent in the Koine Greek, but your collapsing it down into "wind" only highlights your ignorance. Not to mention, as noted, it's not particularly clever or funny.









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RE: Theology of the Holy Spirit
I do not want to be apart of your rant, but I do feel the need to say, If you haven't blasphemed the Holy Spirit yet you are definatly on that road. (Which I am sure is the purpose of this thread) I am just putting it out there for anyone who want to support you, but may not want to commit the unforgivable sin.
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