RE: A conclusion about theists on this forum
September 17, 2013 at 2:11 am
(This post was last modified: September 17, 2013 at 2:29 am by Lemonvariable72.)
(September 17, 2013 at 12:06 am)AtheistCreed Wrote: When generalizing people, and groups of people, it is quite inaccurate.You understand that in order to be a bible believing christian then you must believe that god was just in committing Genocide, on many occassions. And most of the theists on this forum have said some vile things in defense of god's mass murder.
When generalizing fruits or other inanimate objects, then they can be more easily accepted.
People, on the other hand, are far too diverse and complex to generalize accurately. Yes we can make generalizations, but don't confuse a generalization such as "Christians believe in the Trinity" (which is true in the majority of cases) with a much narrower generalization such as "Christians support genocide", the one is a fundamental tenant to many Christians and is accepted widely as true, whereas the other is pinpointing specifics in scripture which many Christians may be unaware of, and will have various personal rejections and theological arguments for.
Generalizing people in a debate is not going to lead the debate in the right direction.
That's all I'm saying, essentially.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
