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Why I am still a Christian.
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RE: Why I am still a Christian.
September 2, 2012 at 9:35 pm
(September 1, 2012 at 10:03 pm)Jeffonthenet Wrote:
Quote:God exists but not as a being. He's a personified metaphor for goodness and truth.

If God is just a metaphor he cannot think as metaphors cannot think. If he is a metaphor then he is no more real than an allusion, a plot-line of a fictional story, a simile or a myth.

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Why I am still a Christian.

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Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 9:26 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Napoléon - September 1, 2012 at 9:31 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by frankiej - September 1, 2012 at 9:33 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 9:40 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Reforged - September 1, 2012 at 10:33 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Anomalocaris - September 1, 2012 at 1:08 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by LastPoet - September 1, 2012 at 1:20 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Ace Otana - September 4, 2012 at 1:21 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Red Celt - September 1, 2012 at 10:15 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 1, 2012 at 11:28 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 12:42 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 1, 2012 at 12:52 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Phish - September 2, 2012 at 4:09 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 8:41 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Phish - September 1, 2012 at 11:49 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by genkaus - September 1, 2012 at 11:54 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by LastPoet - September 1, 2012 at 12:57 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Welsh cake - September 1, 2012 at 1:57 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cinjin - September 1, 2012 at 2:22 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 7:27 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cinjin - September 2, 2012 at 10:45 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Napoléon - September 2, 2012 at 11:44 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by MeOwnThing - September 2, 2012 at 6:33 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 7:12 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Napoléon - September 2, 2012 at 7:37 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 9:35 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Napoléon - September 3, 2012 at 10:54 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by padraic - September 1, 2012 at 7:38 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CBA222 - September 1, 2012 at 8:25 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 9:52 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 1, 2012 at 10:01 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 10:04 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 1, 2012 at 10:10 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 1, 2012 at 10:15 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Napoléon - September 1, 2012 at 8:28 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 1, 2012 at 9:21 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Jeffonthenet - September 1, 2012 at 10:03 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 2, 2012 at 9:35 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by padraic - September 1, 2012 at 11:57 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CBA222 - September 2, 2012 at 12:50 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 1:50 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by padraic - September 2, 2012 at 2:35 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CBA222 - September 2, 2012 at 4:04 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Godschild - September 2, 2012 at 4:13 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by KichigaiNeko - September 2, 2012 at 5:19 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cyberman - September 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Napoléon - September 2, 2012 at 7:55 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Drich - September 2, 2012 at 9:21 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 9:39 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Drich - September 3, 2012 at 10:20 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 11:15 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Drich - September 3, 2012 at 11:35 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 3, 2012 at 11:51 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by MysticKnight - September 2, 2012 at 9:42 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 9:44 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by MysticKnight - September 2, 2012 at 9:51 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 9:58 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 2, 2012 at 10:11 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by FallentoReason - September 2, 2012 at 9:42 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by MysticKnight - September 2, 2012 at 10:01 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by FallentoReason - September 2, 2012 at 10:09 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 2, 2012 at 10:33 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 3, 2012 at 3:20 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by FallentoReason - September 2, 2012 at 10:46 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Godschild - September 3, 2012 at 1:01 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 2:26 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 2:21 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CBA222 - September 3, 2012 at 4:45 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 4:55 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CBA222 - September 3, 2012 at 7:46 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 7:59 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 3, 2012 at 11:18 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cyberman - September 3, 2012 at 4:33 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 5:34 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CBA222 - September 3, 2012 at 8:15 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 8:25 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 11:48 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by The Grand Nudger - September 3, 2012 at 1:55 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by The Grand Nudger - September 3, 2012 at 5:37 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 5:46 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 6:43 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cyberman - September 3, 2012 at 6:50 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cyberman - September 3, 2012 at 5:42 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by The Grand Nudger - September 3, 2012 at 5:49 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cyberman - September 3, 2012 at 5:53 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by The Grand Nudger - September 3, 2012 at 7:29 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 7:33 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by MysticKnight - September 3, 2012 at 7:52 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 7:56 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Drich - September 3, 2012 at 9:10 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 3, 2012 at 9:26 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Drich - September 3, 2012 at 11:30 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 4, 2012 at 6:12 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Drich - September 4, 2012 at 8:27 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by genkaus - September 4, 2012 at 8:42 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 4, 2012 at 8:58 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 4, 2012 at 11:06 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 4, 2012 at 6:20 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 4, 2012 at 9:35 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by greneknight - September 4, 2012 at 9:42 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 4, 2012 at 9:49 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Minimalist - September 3, 2012 at 10:59 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by CaseyTheAthie - September 3, 2012 at 9:37 pm
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by KichigaiNeko - September 4, 2012 at 8:58 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by The Grand Nudger - September 4, 2012 at 11:14 am
RE: Why I am still a Christian. - by Cyberman - September 4, 2012 at 9:52 pm

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