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01-26-2003, 09:13 PM

Seebs, do you really believe that a bronze age sky god came to earth in the form of a man so that he could sacrifice himself to himself and save us all from his wrath?

Starboy · 01-27-2003, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by Beyelzu
I just tried to post something at faithforum, it said that my post will appear once its been viewed and found acceptable by a moderator?

what the fuck?

Sounds like mind control to me. All in a days work just keeping the sheep in line.

Starboy

notMichaelJackson · 01-27-2003, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by seebs
Well, obviously, we think it's true, or we wouldn't be Christians. So, within that context, yeah, of course we act as though it's true. What else would we do?

Yeah, I could be wrong. Anyone could be wrong - but that doesn't mean we don't, in practice, act as though our best hypothesis is "true".

Again, it is ok to believe (or to not believe), but when can we classify something as truth?

Atheists- make sure you only post in the challenge. The community is only for Christians, and very friendly non-christians. The challenge is for atheist and believers. We had a few trolls visit faithforum so they had to install the mod system.

seebs · 01-27-2003, 11:28 PM

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Originally posted by atheist_in_foxhole
Seebs, do you really believe that a bronze age sky god came to earth in the form of a man so that he could sacrifice himself to himself and save us all from his wrath?

Haven't we done this thread all ready?

I don't believe it was a bronze age sky god; I believe that bronze-age people looked at Him through sky-god tinted glasses.

seebs · 01-27-2003, 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by notMichaelJackson
Again, it is ok to believe (or to not believe), but when can we classify something as truth?

With 100% certainty? Never.

With pretty good certainty? All the damn time.

I generally act as though whatever I believe is "true"; that's what I interpret "belief" to mean. If sometimes I'm wrong, well, that's fine - at least I'm not sitting in a pool of piss denying the world. Yeah, yeah, fallacy of the excluded middle... but in practice, my working hypothesis is always formulated as a truth claim.

01-28-2003, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by seebs
With 100% certainty? Never.

With pretty good certainty? All the damn time.
Yeah, yeah, fallacy of the excluded middle... but in practice, my working hypothesis is always formulated as a truth claim.

Interesting. I once read that one must be polarized to be able to argue from opposites and speak with 100% certainty all of the time. It was somewhere in a Port Royal logic course where "seniors" were identified.

Infinity Lover · 01-28-2003, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by Amie
Would you rather it have said:

/altered version/

and

/other altered version/

Lieve schat; need you ask?

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01-26-2003, 09:13 PM	#11
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