I said:
fr0d0 responded with:
Surely that implies the NTS? Because when I said that different believers in Christianity take different views and cherry pick differently (which I would thought is obvious? Different Christians interpret differently? All the different view points can't all be 100% correct, many are bound to be cherry-picking), he responded with how it's only Cherry picking to me because I don't understand what it "is" - as in, truly is, as in - I'm not really understanding (true) Christianity unless I understand it like he does. NTS.
My point was that many Christians interpret scripture differently, so to say that I don't understand what it is, when I was merely stating that many cherry-pick and there are different view points, is to say his view takes credit over other Christian views when he can't be arguing that without support without committing the NTS fallacy. He's basically implying that unlike him who truly understands it, those who don't - the other Christian view points I was referring to - are wrong, how can they be wrong? He's just saying they are - NTS. Because he and they can't both be right, because there would be contradictions.
And if he's not saying they are, then what is he on about when he says I don't understand what it is? All I was saying is different Christian believers cherry-pick different parts.
Fr0d0, what was your point when you say I didn't understand what Christianity "Is"? Because you said that before I mentioned any definition of my own, which is why I believed attacking me on my vague definition to be entirely irrelevant to my original point - because when I'd made my point I hadn't even made my definition yet!, Whether I know what Christianity is or not has got absolutely nothing to do with my point that many Christians cherry-pick and they all interpret scriptures differently how does that=I don't understand Christianity?
Everyone is welcome to correct any of my mistakes I may have made of course.
EvF
(September 6, 2009 at 9:40 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Well, it all comes down to the cherry-picking. Even for literalist fundamentalists.
For instance, on the one hand God says 'thou shalt not kill', but then on the other hand the bible is full of examples to the contrary.
EvF
fr0d0 responded with:
fr0d0 Wrote:Cherry picking to you Evie, because you have no idea what Christianity is.
Surely that implies the NTS? Because when I said that different believers in Christianity take different views and cherry pick differently (which I would thought is obvious? Different Christians interpret differently? All the different view points can't all be 100% correct, many are bound to be cherry-picking), he responded with how it's only Cherry picking to me because I don't understand what it "is" - as in, truly is, as in - I'm not really understanding (true) Christianity unless I understand it like he does. NTS.
My point was that many Christians interpret scripture differently, so to say that I don't understand what it is, when I was merely stating that many cherry-pick and there are different view points, is to say his view takes credit over other Christian views when he can't be arguing that without support without committing the NTS fallacy. He's basically implying that unlike him who truly understands it, those who don't - the other Christian view points I was referring to - are wrong, how can they be wrong? He's just saying they are - NTS. Because he and they can't both be right, because there would be contradictions.
And if he's not saying they are, then what is he on about when he says I don't understand what it is? All I was saying is different Christian believers cherry-pick different parts.
Fr0d0, what was your point when you say I didn't understand what Christianity "Is"? Because you said that before I mentioned any definition of my own, which is why I believed attacking me on my vague definition to be entirely irrelevant to my original point - because when I'd made my point I hadn't even made my definition yet!, Whether I know what Christianity is or not has got absolutely nothing to do with my point that many Christians cherry-pick and they all interpret scriptures differently how does that=I don't understand Christianity?
Everyone is welcome to correct any of my mistakes I may have made of course.
EvF
