RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 20, 2015 at 2:42 pm
(This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 4:41 pm by rexbeccarox.
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(June 20, 2015 at 2:37 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(June 20, 2015 at 2:26 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You are correct. But exactly how all of that played out is left up for individual assessment. And it can be far from believing that the universe was made in seven days 6 thousand years ago, that Adam and Even just solidified from dust and from a rib of the other, that the garden of Eden existed as a paradise, that God commanded them not to eat fruit from a specific tree, that a snake tempted them, and that they ate an apple.No, stop. You must, if you wish to retain any -shred- of intellectual honesty and catholic faith, desist in this immediately. This is not -my- request, -I- hope you stop believing. This is simply what your church demands of you.
That story can be taken either allegorically or literally.
As I have told you before Rhythm, you are an intelligent individual, and I can see that. But I promise you, I have a better understanding of my own religion than you do. ;-)
The link below is a Catholic apologist speaking about the story of Jonah and the whale as an example:
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When it comes to OT stories, Catholics are free to believe in the allegorical or literal sense.
Rhythm, I mean 0 disrespect to you and have appreciated your contribution to my thread. But to this I will only say the following:
If you think you know the Catholic faith better than me, then it would logically follow that you have no reason to ask me questions about it. Why not stop wasting your time here and save your productivity for a different thread?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
