Re: Chris, Chris and Chris

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Boudewijn Rempt wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Patrick Dunn wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm afraid that doesn't work.  When one makes an absurd claim, one invites
> > criticism of it.  If you don't wish criticism of your religion, do not
> > bring it up in a confrontational (I.e., it's more logical, it's obviously
> > true, Jesus was either a madman or a liar or the son of God and you have
> > to choose) way.
>
> I'm not interested in the claim -- I'm not even interested in the
> discussion (much). However, the mere statement 'people say (they
> believe) X. I wonder whether they really believe it'. Implies you
> suspect them of dishonesty. And that's not polite. That's the only
> thing I really care for. People on this list shouldn't say to each
> other 'you might say this, but I know you don't mean it.'
Oh what a load of crap.  It can mean any number of other things besides
outright dishonesty.  It can mean, for example, what I meant: that
Christians frequently use this argument to support their faith, and I
wonder if they really think it adds support or if they simply use it as a
rational for having the faith they do.  If this is deception, it's
self-deception.  And I'll accuse anyone of that; we all do it.

And will you *PLEASE* stop CCing messages both to the list and to me?  It
just fills up my mailbox.  Send them to one or the other.

--Patrick

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