(October 26, 2015 at 2:10 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(October 26, 2015 at 1:59 am)Delicate Wrote: Please look at my last post to Esquilax, because odds are, if you think SD's post was good, you're confused.
I have. I'm underwhelmed by your insistence upon ignoring the real-world practice of the Christian faith, a dodge which indicates to me that you know that your point (that atheists are ignorant of religion) is certainly indefensible. Atheists see how various Christians interpret and put into practice different passages of the Bible. Whether or not you feel that they are core values is irrelevant, because those Christians do.
In essence, you "point", such as it is, relies upon the tedious application of a variation of the No True Scotsman error. Not that you'll admit as much, but don't worry, it's plain for all to see, and becomes clearer with every post you make.
Appeal to "core doctrine" all you want. The idea that you, of all people, determine what is and isn't "core doctrine" is laughably self-centered and should be beneath you ... but clearly isn't.
Until you address the points made upthread with substantive replies rather than hand-waving, you won't get any of the credibility you so clearly crave.
I've mentioned elsewhere why the real world practices of individual Christian persons and groups don't necessarily constitute Christian teaching, and often go above and beyond teaching to conform to preferences and customs, ultimately being convenient but unnecessary for Christianity.
If you can't engage with this point you can keep doggie-paddling in your own underwhelms. Unless you come up with reason and evidence I couldn't care less.
