pelican responds to me:
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The accuracy of the bible is not in question in this thread.
Which, again, makes the entire thread pointless. If you're working with an A -> B and we are seeing ~B, then we have to consider the possibility that we have ~A as well as the possibility that A -/> B.
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The debate is concerned with the concepts and interpretations of the bible, which are deadly serious.
But if you're going to accept the Bible, then there is no point in having the discussion because the Bible tells you what Jesus was here for and what his death was for. If you're going to question the outcome, then you necessarily question the premise.
You will note that I have not said that it is clear that Jesus wasn't the guy. I simply pointed out that one of the possible reasons is that Jesus wasn't the guy and that we need to take that possibility into account.
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The assumptions of the meanings are those which I wish to dispute.
But apparently not all the way.
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However, I feel if I personally am not prepared to stand up for my beliefs then I have no right to dispute anothers'.
Hah!
My penis is doing just fine, thank you. This has nothing to do with me. It has to do with responding to what I actually say, not what people wish I would say or expect me to say based upon their preconceived notions of what a person of a certain category are like. As soon as it becomes important for me to tell you what I do or do not believe, I'll let you know. Until then, get used to disappointment.
This isn't about me. I'm not the one making the claim. My statements stand or fall regardless of what I believe or don't. Why do you feel the need to know? How would you respond if I told you I was Bahai? Would the veracity of my statements change if you found out I were a member of the clergy? Would it matter which denomination? If not, then one has to wonder why you are so eager to find out. To what possible use could you put it?
If you didn't want a response to your question, then you shouldn't have asked it in a forum that invites response.
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I've been called far worse than an x
Again, my penis is doing just fine, thank you. It has nothing to do with me wishing to avoid having my feelings hurt. It has to do with me wishing to avoid the thread being derailed by others' preconceived notions of what a person of a particular category thinks and feels, having them respond to those internally generated fantasies of what someone of that category thinks rather than to what was actually said.
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