RE: I Find It Offensive; How About You
June 29, 2011 at 11:24 am
(This post was last modified: June 29, 2011 at 11:47 am by The Grand Nudger.)
And what, exactly, did jesus teach? Wouldn't you have to definitively show a consistent message to conclude that there is some minimum bar of entry with regards to being a christian, or conducting your life in a christian manner. If you believe you have done this, there are, at present approx 30000-40000 denominations of christianity which are sorely in need of your insight.
Statler, since we have our split thread now I'm going to repeat a statement that was moved, for the benefit of lurkers here. YOU have defined atheism as a positive belief in the non-existence of gods because it is a convenient way for you to shift the burden of proof upon those who do not agree with you.
It is a word with greek roots where "a" means "without" or "not"; and where "theos" means god. There is in fact a greek word for belief, "pisteuo" and I would like to kindly point out that it does not appear anywhere within the confines of the word "atheist". It has already been defined, and is not open to a re-translation for the purposes of supporting your argument.
Statler, since we have our split thread now I'm going to repeat a statement that was moved, for the benefit of lurkers here. YOU have defined atheism as a positive belief in the non-existence of gods because it is a convenient way for you to shift the burden of proof upon those who do not agree with you.
It is a word with greek roots where "a" means "without" or "not"; and where "theos" means god. There is in fact a greek word for belief, "pisteuo" and I would like to kindly point out that it does not appear anywhere within the confines of the word "atheist". It has already been defined, and is not open to a re-translation for the purposes of supporting your argument.
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