RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 30, 2015 at 1:26 pm
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2015 at 1:32 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(June 30, 2015 at 12:47 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:(June 30, 2015 at 12:25 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Just because something is implicit does not mean it is unsaid --Let me stop you there, That is EXACTLY what it means. In case you don't believe me which i already know you don't, i'll include the definition of implicit for you.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/implicit
implicit
1.
implied, rather than expressly stated:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imply
imply
1. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
From the Oxford English dictionary; I have emboldened the relevant point:
Quote:Definition of imply in English:
verb (implies, implying, implied)
1 Strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated):
the salesmen who uses jargon to imply his superior knowledge
1.1 (Of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence
(June 30, 2015 at 12:47 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:(June 30, 2015 at 12:25 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: in order to understand the subtext, one has to think about what was said.Therefor leaving room for misinterpretation.
Bottom line is, Esquilax claimed the bible SAID something it does not SAY. Stop trying to "shift the goalposts" like you guys accuse theists of doing (e.g. talking about "implications") and admit he was incorrect.
No goalposts are being shifted here. But since you're being such a literal-minded dolt, how can the Bible say anything at all? It can't speak!
Now, you don't seem to have a problem with interpreting stuff yourself, and gleaning implications when it suits your fancy. Quit being a hypocrite and read the passage not only literally, but also for subtext ... assuming that you are able to read for subtext.
This concludes your English lesson for the day.