(November 6, 2018 at 6:59 pm)Belaqua Wrote: If I'm reading you right, it seems to me that you're saying there is a core or essence of what Christianity really is. And that you know what that is, and that it's bad.
No. I'm saying that myself and other people are referring to a specific thing when we use the term "Christianity." And we know what that thing is. And we know that it's bad.
I guess another way of putting it would be: If someone says, "Germany needs to be stopped," his statement ought to be understood in context. If someone said this in 1939, it would be rather impudent to claim that his statement lacked insight and then to go on explaining the virtues of German culture. The thing to do would be to step back and realize that you and this other person weren't referring to precisely the same thing.
Quote:And that the good parts of Christian thinkers are good because they come from non-Christian sources.
I'm saying Christianity can be part of a nutritious diet... so long as it is balanced with other types of nourishment.
