(May 30, 2013 at 5:07 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: denying this, there will obviously need to be some sort of justification.
I think need and justification are words I just don't like in the context of lacking belief or holding one...
Perhaps, explanation is best? In my opinion everyone should understand their beliefs enough to be able to explain it, and should they feel compelled to do so, and if in their explanation they make a claim, then it should be scrutinized. If you do not have good reason to make a claim, and you cannot provide a rational explanation for your beliefs that drove you to that claim, and you solicit these claims to others, then you are a Christian....te he he he.