RE: Are all atheists this ill-informed about religion?
October 26, 2015 at 12:28 pm
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2015 at 12:30 pm by Kingpin.)
(October 25, 2015 at 4:38 pm)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: I pointed to the Creed as a way of showing you that 1) we do know what the core beliefs are, contrary to your claim, and 2) we do discuss them routinely, contrary to your claim.
This other issue of whether Christians argue over core doctrines is a separate issue, but one which has also been answered in numerous threads, including this one.
As I said before, name a "core doctrine" on which Christians agree 100%, in your mind, and we will show you that your claim isn't true.
Help me understand here. Are you saying that because Christians don't 100% agree on even basic tenets of "core beliefs" then it negates its validity? I don't want to assume thats what you mean, but I have seen that premise espoused here by others.
Since when does unity necessitate uniformity? Even in the sciences, there is a diversion on topics. Politics, name a policy/belief that 100% of Democrats agree on. I just don't think you can state that because there is not 100% uniformity it automatically negates validity. Talk about the validity of the claim that's being made (how its defined), not negate because it has multiple definitions/interpretations.
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