Christians get out of this one ;-)
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Queen Titania
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NightSwimmer
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I don't believe that Bertram intended to single out Christianity. While this particular discussion centered around the Christian faith, his logic applies equally to all forms of mysticism.
NightSwimmer
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Queen Titania
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Yes I was being lazy 
...it is Sunday.
The BBC are showing a series of past interviews, when I was young he was often on the telly, or so it seems.
...it is Sunday.The BBC are showing a series of past interviews, when I was young he was often on the telly, or so it seems.
Ad Hominem Fallacy: The believer's "get out of jail free" card.
Which would be what? What's the get out of jail free card here, NS?
She asked him questions that reminded me specifically of some of your comments. There was no discussion of why people believe, and what they believe, and what keeps them believing. Only questions about fear that if they don't believe, they're doomed and that they believe so that they have a set of rules for right and wrong.
Queen Titania
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Gigi, I don't know how much you have seen of death but mmmmm would you like also to post what Christians say on their death beds ?
Also if we took each of your examples one by one there is more to them all than simply 'they should have been Christians ' for eg I use God and alsorts of other 'Christian' expressions knowing that they did not come first from Dogma, knowing their first and true meanings so you and I may use the same words but our meanings are very very different.
Also if we took each of your examples one by one there is more to them all than simply 'they should have been Christians ' for eg I use God and alsorts of other 'Christian' expressions knowing that they did not come first from Dogma, knowing their first and true meanings so you and I may use the same words but our meanings are very very different.
NightSwimmer
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Why do you believe... whatever it is that you believe? Have you ever allowed yourself to question your own beliefs?
Yup.
And of course I've questioned what I believe. IMO, it's a pretty typical part of growing up. It's interesting that to alot of nonbelievers I know/have known, believing is the result of never questioning, never doubting. I don't know why that is.
