(August 30, 2019 at 5:03 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:(August 30, 2019 at 4:55 am)Belaqua Wrote: No it isn't.
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In fact I've been clear that in my opinion we can't give a definition of what a True Christian is. There are many types, and it's not for me to say which kind is true.
Except you do say from the 1st post that Bible literalists are not true Christians like A purely literal reading of the Bible is the compliment that poorly-educated believers pay to science. They think that the only way to get important meaning from a book is to read it like a science text, so they read it that way. In this they ignore the history of their own religion and unknowingly agree that scientific statements -- ideally unambiguous, requiring no interpretation, and either true or false -- are the only good kind of statements. , and not just that but you said "modern dumb Americans" so cut the crap already.
Nowhere in that quote do I say that anyone is not a true Christian.
Modern dumb Christians may well be true Christians. Modern smart Christians may well be true Christians. It's not for me to say.
Literalists may well be true Christians. Non-literalists may well be true Christians. It's not for me to say.
