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    Thread: Regarding the meaning of adelphos in Galations 1:19
Post: RE: Regarding the meaning of adelphos in Galations...

(December 7, 2011 at 8:43 pm)Barre Wrote: (December 5, 2011 at 7:17 am)Matthaῖos Wrote: (December 5, 2011 at 6:30 am)Barre Wrote: Is the meaning of adelphos literal or metaphorical? 1:19 But I ...
Matthaῖos Christianity 8 2655 December 7, 2011 at 9:01 pm
    Thread: The pre-failure of apologetic arguments
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(December 5, 2011 at 5:25 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Whether or not Tf00t's analogy applies, I think his main point was that what seems logical to us is not necessarily how the universe works. Our unde...
Matthaῖos Philosophy 27 6734 December 5, 2011 at 7:22 pm
    Thread: The pre-failure of apologetic arguments
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(December 5, 2011 at 2:57 pm)LastPoet Wrote: In any case it doesn't point to any god, only to a cause.This is certainly true of the syllogism (1)-(3). To be fair to Craig, we should mention that he...
Matthaῖos Philosophy 27 6734 December 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm
    Thread: The pre-failure of apologetic arguments
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(December 5, 2011 at 1:03 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:(1) is a metaphysical claim, Which is exactly the problem with it.Do you have a problem with all metaphysical claims, then? How about (2')?
Matthaῖos Philosophy 27 6734 December 5, 2011 at 1:07 pm
    Thread: The pre-failure of apologetic arguments
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Interesting video. However, I'm not sure that the analogy holds between his "spam" argument and Craig's Kalām argument (which I'm not especially enamoured with, at least as an argument for the exist...
Matthaῖos Philosophy 27 6734 December 5, 2011 at 12:44 pm
    Thread: Hi
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(December 4, 2011 at 8:42 pm)pgrimes15 Wrote: Maybe there aren't many Christians in England because we get it shoved down our throats at school (it's the law here). Message to American Christians - ...
Matthaῖos Introductions 26 3733 December 5, 2011 at 7:33 am
    Thread: Regarding the meaning of adelphos in Galations 1:19
Post: RE: Regarding the meaning of adelphos in Galations...

(December 5, 2011 at 6:30 am)Barre Wrote: Is the meaning of adelphos literal or metaphorical? 1:19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.Interesting question, and I p...
Matthaῖos Christianity 8 2655 December 5, 2011 at 7:17 am
    Thread: I'm an atheist. Ask me a question.
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(November 27, 2011 at 2:08 am)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: Unfortunately, I'm an atheist. I do not believe I will see my loved ones after I die. I do not believe I will live eternally after death... I ...
Matthaῖos Religion 36 11136 December 5, 2011 at 6:50 am
    Thread: Hi
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(December 4, 2011 at 12:12 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Hey Mattie. Welcome. Do you hang around our chatroom every now and again or am I thinking of a different Mattie?I've not discovered the chatroom y...
Matthaῖos Introductions 26 3733 December 5, 2011 at 4:45 am
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(December 3, 2011 at 9:42 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:By atheistic worldview, I simply mean a worldview (the set of a person's most basic views about the world) which includes, as one of its views, a...
Matthaῖos Introductions 26 3733 December 3, 2011 at 9:52 pm
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(December 3, 2011 at 9:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:but also more wide-ranging comparison of theistic and atheistic worldviews. Worldview? I suspect you'll find that we agree that "god" is a chil...
Matthaῖos Introductions 26 3733 December 3, 2011 at 9:34 pm
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(December 3, 2011 at 9:00 pm)aleialoura Wrote: Wow a xtian in England! Do you know fr0d0?We are something of a rare breed, it has to be said! (December 3, 2011 at 9:01 pm)frankiej Wrote: fr0d0 li...
Matthaῖos Introductions 26 3733 December 3, 2011 at 9:19 pm
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Hi everyone, Nice site you've got here. I hope won't mind me lurking around for a bit while I peruse some threads and decide if I want to become a 'regular'. As the subtle "religious views" descrip...
Matthaῖos Introductions 26 3733 December 3, 2011 at 8:53 pm