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Author Topic:   Is Theistic Evolutionist An Oxymoron?
ringo
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Message 14 of 83 (575588)
08-20-2010 2:35 PM
Reply to: Message 9 by Buzsaw
08-20-2010 8:42 AM


Buzsaw writes:
God being a generic term, I would agree but God, referring the Biblical god, Jehovah would imply a contradiction...
You seem to be confusing "theistic" with "Buzsawistic". It's the same mistake as saying there are no Canadian republicans because we don't have a Republican Party.

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ringo
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Message 20 of 83 (575730)
08-20-2010 10:02 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by Buzsaw
08-20-2010 9:46 PM


Re: Apples & Oranges
Buzsaw writes:
ringo writes:
You seem to be confusing "theistic" with "Buzsawistic". It's the same mistake as saying there are no Canadian republicans because we don't have a Republican Party.
This is a strawman, my point being that the Biblical god, Jehovah is an intelligent designer, contradictory to the ToE.
It isn't a strawman. You used the word "theistic", which does not refer to the Biblical god at all. You can't redefine "oxymoron" based on a redefinition of "theistic".
You might be able to claim that "Biblical evolutionist" or even "Christian evolutionist" is an oxymoron but not "theistic evolutionist".

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ringo
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Message 27 of 83 (575742)
08-20-2010 10:27 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Buzsaw
08-20-2010 10:09 PM


Re: Apples & Oranges
Buzsaw writes:
Ringo, have you been reading me? All through this thread I have alluded to the term, Biblical theism.
That's irrelevant. You still don't get to redefine words.
What you're trying to say is that No True Biblical Theist can accept evolution - but that has nothing to do with oxymorons. An oxymoron depends on the real definition of the word, not your made-up one.
Maybe you should rename the thread to reflect your No True Scotsman fallacy instead of your misunderstanding of oxymorons.

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