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Author Topic:   Ravi Zacharias:Sic Et Non - Without Which, Not
PaulK
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Message 2 of 12 (78818)
01-16-2004 2:30 AM
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01-16-2004 1:35 AM


Well I'm not suire that the article is so great. For instance saying that Hinduism could do without many if it's gods is like saying that Christianity can dispense with many of the angels - but that comparison is not made. So there is not even the attempt to make a fair comparison - instead polytheism is attacked simply for being polytheism.
Still I did find one thing interesting. The implicit argument is that Christianity does not represent a better way of life. Instead the important thing about Christianity is the acceptance of dogma. That seems to be a hollow and empty faith, with no real relationship to the Christianity I grew up with.

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Message 4 of 12 (78850)
01-16-2004 9:28 AM
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Re: Every Dogma has his day....
But what is the difference ?
Christian doctrine is just one more "manmade authority structure".
We can't really know what Jesus really taught or how he saw himself. We aren't in a position to accept or reject him - only what one or another Church says about him.

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Message 6 of 12 (78873)
01-16-2004 12:27 PM
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01-16-2004 12:19 PM


Re: Every Dogma has his day....
Not at all. But it certainly did not claim that Christianity had no value other than holding particular beliefs which they held to be correct. And since every religion can claim that it has that much, it's hardly a sign that Christianity is any better than any other.

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