(November 21, 2017 at 1:47 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I never made a personal claim to humility. This is something I ascribed to philosophy and science.
A methodology as humble...OK, whatever.
Quote:As to your second point, what about stoning someone to death for blasphemy?
What about it?
Quote:How "practical" is that?
That's not one that I had in mind when discussing practicality.
You don't seem to be aware of this, but the Mosaic law wasn't forced on Israel. It was offered, and they accepted.
Quote:Some Christians doubt the doctrine of biblical inerrancy.
And that's ultimately indefensible.
Quote:Are they not Christians?
Some are. Some aren't. It's not a litmus test issue.