(May 6, 2018 at 11:49 am)Khemikal Wrote: Our self descriptions aren;t always accurate - that holds across the board....but I do think that if we're going to intelligibly discuss some specific x then a minimum standard of description in language applies.
We refer to people like that as "culturally christian" or "culturally muslim" to distinguish between that known and observed state of being and the other. I;m as much of a christian as that muslim is a muslim....and that observation right there is instructive.
A person can call themselves anything they want, but if they want to label themselves christians in a discusion about christianity...they;re going to need to believe in christ. The same goes for whatever irreplaceable character exists in any other magic book.
You make an interesting point.
The point about culture being significant to what one is is not to be ignored.
But your individuality and your present need will be swept away by change,
and what you now ardently desire will one day become the object of abhorrence.
~ Schiller - 'Psychological Types'
