(August 25, 2013 at 12:43 am)Minimalist Wrote: The answer to which is utterly irrelevant.

Not as a subject of research in the field of social pathology.

(August 25, 2013 at 1:31 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: As I'm not responsible for the OP, I'm not even certain.

Reading comprehension....

(summary of what just happened here)

smax made a bare assertion.
I challenged it.
You offered an answer to smax's challenges by asking a question?
I issue you a challenge to produce evidence of you assertion/question (which you ignore).
smax can't (or won't) provide evidence of his assertion so I call bullshit on it.
You again try to repond to a post directed toward smax by asking the dumbest question you could think of (or the brightest question if I asked you).
I post this response and wait for the entertainment to ooze out whilst you both avoid the issue (probably by using fluff, denial and deflection).

How to put an idiot on ignore:

Top right hand corner of the screen: click on user CP
Under miscellaneous: click buddy/ignore list
Enter user name: Example: Dogcarp

(August 25, 2013 at 1:51 am)catfish Wrote:

(August 25, 2013 at 1:31 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: As I'm not responsible for the OP, I'm not even certain.

Reading comprehension....

(summary of what just happened here)

smax made a bare assertion.
I challenged it.
You offered an answer to smax's challenges by asking a question?
I issue you a challenge to produce evidence of you assertion/question (which you ignore).
smax can't (or won't) provide evidence of his assertion so I call bullshit on it.
You again try to repond to a post directed toward smax by asking the dumbest question you could think of (or the brightest question if I asked you).
I post this response and wait for the entertainment to ooze out whilst you both avoid the issue (probably by using fluff, denial and deflection).

So you don't have to believe that Jesus is god or the son of god in order to be a Christian?
That then puts you at odds with the rest of Christianity pal.

Catfish, if you are indeed a Christian that believes in Jesus without due reference to the Bible, then you are either a unique individual or a walking contradiction.

Statement backed by reason/evidence. I'm going to guess that you'll next call the above a non-sequitur.

(August 24, 2013 at 8:02 pm)ronedee Wrote: Who would be openly writing about Jesus? Unless of course he wanted to be fed to Lions or crucified!

I can't speak for the others, but I'm
personally unwilling to go this far...

...YET.

Let's wait and see if termination
becomes necessary

Quote:Catfish, if you are indeed a Christian that believes in Jesus without due reference to the Bible, then you are either a unique individual or a walking contradiction.

Don't forget Option #3 - "Bullshit Artist"

Quote:Who would be openly writing about Jesus? Unless of course he wanted to be fed to Lions or crucified!

Again, the Myth of Persecution. There is no record of any official persecution of xtians prior to the late 3d century/early 4th under Diocletian. Again, if you wanted to learn something you could read Candida Moss' book of the same name...but learning is anathema to catholics.

(August 25, 2013 at 11:00 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Catfish, if you are indeed a Christian that believes in Jesus without due reference to the Bible, then you are either a unique individual or a walking contradiction.

Statement backed by reason/evidence. I'm going to guess that you'll next call the above a non-sequitur.

Nope, imma gunna point out how you did exactly what I said you'd do.

You claimed the "Bible" as an answer to smax's challenge, now produce the words from the Bible or admit defeat.

*prediction* more fluff, deflection and denial PLUS no Biblical quote that suggests that belief in Jesus as God is a requirement....

Are you ignoring the fact that smax used the word "or" in the OP in relation to what he proposed? They don't have to believe he's a god, but some indeed do. Their evidence is from the claims to Jesus' divinity portrayed in the Gospel of John.

I suppose neither of us are very good at predictions after all.

(August 25, 2013 at 1:06 pm)catfish Wrote:

(August 25, 2013 at 11:00 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Catfish, if you are indeed a Christian that believes in Jesus without due reference to the Bible, then you are either a unique individual or a walking contradiction.

Statement backed by reason/evidence. I'm going to guess that you'll next call the above a non-sequitur.

Nope, imma gunna point out how you did exactly what I said you'd do.

You claimed the "Bible" as an answer to smax's challenge, now produce the words from the Bible or admit defeat.

*prediction* more fluff, deflection and denial PLUS no Biblical quote that suggests that belief in Jesus as God is a requirement....

@BWS

It's a trap. Disengage