(September 21, 2009 at 5:09 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: So apparently his point was that the incorrectness of my cherry-picking response was due to my incorrect view about Christianity ... How does it end up confirming [Frodo's point]? Where have you or Fr0d0 refuted [my point]?
Msg. #100, #102, #103, #106, etc. The point you seemed to be making was that: these abortion clinic bombers were acting on their beliefs, which they could arguably cherry-pick from the Christian scriptures. Frodo said that such a conclusion could only come from someone who badly misunderstands what Christianity is, a point I supported by (i) agreeing with you that "murderous violence and terrorist activity follows from their beliefs," (ii) but agreeing with Frodo that "those beliefs are not Christian beliefs. Christianity neither commands nor condones such appalling acts; more than this, it contradicts them quite diametrically." In this way I was pointing back to what Frodo had said; i.e., only someone who horribly misunderstands Christianity could think such appalling acts could even be cherry-picked from the Christian scriptures. You have stated your case time and again but not once have you managed to actually make your case. As I said before, a case that can be stated but not made is not much of a case.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)