RE: Literal and Not Literal
September 5, 2019 at 12:38 am
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2019 at 12:44 am by EgoDeath.)
(September 4, 2019 at 4:02 pm)Acrobat Wrote: What do you mean by unanimous interpretation?
An interpretation that all Christians can agree on.
(September 4, 2019 at 4:02 pm)Acrobat Wrote: Secondly interpreting the text, and following whatever the text dictates are not the same thing.
Sure it is. If you know what all of the rules are, but then choose to not follow certain rules, you're cherry-picking which rules to follow and which to ignore.
(September 4, 2019 at 4:02 pm)Acrobat Wrote: You're being disingenuous. You accuse me of cherry picking when it comes to interpretation of the Bible, but have failed to support this accusation.
There you go, being disingenuous again. I actually never accused you of cherry-picking. I asked you what made you so sure that you weren't?
Do you just purposefully ignore what people type and hope they won't notice that you're putting words in their mouth? Or are you just a fucking moron?
(September 4, 2019 at 4:02 pm)Acrobat Wrote: I listed the rules I use when interpreting the biblical text, you failed to show any flaws in such rules, or why if applied consistently would result in cherry picking? All you've tried to do is shift the goal post from interpretation of the meaning of the texts, to following the text.
Who the fuck do you think you are? LMAO. I don't have to play your little game and pick apart some arbitrary list of rules just because you typed it on the screen and demanded I prove you wrong. Fuck off you little weirdo lmao. All I did was ask you how you were so sure that you're not cherry-picking. You then went on ranting about how every atheist says this and that, essentially ignoring what I said to you. Holy fuck you're dense.
(September 4, 2019 at 4:02 pm)Acrobat Wrote: You're right, one of the annoying features of being on forums like this, is how easy it is to believe what you do, without any real challenges to it. You get a cheap sense of comfort regarding the veracity of your views. But I'm not proud of this. Part of the reason I even participate in atheists forum, it's perhaps the few places where people strongly disagree with your views, and you would think this would foster meaningful criticism, and challenges to think through. But instead you just get insults and barely thought through nonsense. I don't find this satisfying but disappointing.
Acrobat, you're having a conversation that I never even started. I never accused you of cherry-picking, get your fucking head out of your ass and read what's actually on the screen.
All I did was ask you how you were so sure that you're not cherry-picking and here you are throwing a temper tantrum. Chill the hell out.
Anyone else feel like they're talking to a wall here? Is this just an exercise in complete futility or what?
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
