(September 14, 2012 at 3:45 am)Fryslân Wrote:(September 14, 2012 at 3:13 am)greneknight Wrote: There are many kinds of Christians. Some are what I call "superstitious Christians". That's not meant to be denigrating. It's just another way of saying "Christians who believe in the supernatural". Another group to which I belong are what I call "rational Christians". Rational Christians don't accept the supernatural. We look on the supernatural as a metaphorical expression in order to tell an ancient story.
"Rational Christians" that must be the most contradicting thing i've ever heard.
(September 14, 2012 at 3:19 am)Dumac Dwarfking Wrote: I still don't get how religion and disbelief can coincide with each other. I also think it was originally posed as a metaphor, and I totally agree that it's an ancient story. However I am not a Christian. Are you a Christian just for the tradition of it? If that's the case, aren't you still just an atheist that keeps tradition?
No, your a Christian if you believe in the Christian version of the story. If you don't, well, it could well be any God you believe in. So thats why I asked if you were a Christian or not.
We differ in the definition of a Christian. My church agrees with me. At least the clergy and prelates of my church agree with me.
