01 Dec 19
@secondson saidWell, I definitely know that I'm not a Christian. There's no "confusion" or "instability" about that.
You've assumed a posture you label "agnostic atheist", which in reality means you still don't know. Not knowing is akin to confusion and instability in the mind. Not knowing the truth subjugates the mind to fiction. There's no third option.
01 Dec 19
@secondson saidYou think this OP is "derailing" something?
Do you ever think that maybe you're asking the wrong questions? Possibly with a subconscious agenda to undermine the coherent, rational and logical exchange of ideas and concepts relative to the topics of discussion, with the purpose of derailing the possibility of arriving at The Truth.
01 Dec 19
@secondson saidIdeally, what proportion of the world's population should Christians seek to "lead to Christ"?
Our God, the only true God, the God of Christianity, will do that Himself. The only mission for Christians in this life is to lead people to Christ, but only God can bring Christ to man. It is not the Christian's purpose to establish a one world religion or politic.
01 Dec 19
@secondson saidWhat is your answer to the question?
28 years a Christian and you don't know the answer to that question?
01 Dec 19
@medullah removed their quoted postIt was an open question to the forum not aimed at you.
I stopped reading all your posts about 2 weeks ago when it became clear you were either unwilling to discuss, dumped links instructing people to follow them with vague integrity challenges if people didn’t.
I’m not chasing your red herring links. If you want to debate then debate. Otherwise I shall just assume that you are a shallow American right winger who is pretending to be English and incapable of crafting meaningful exchanges.
“Chinese style government” what’s that exactly?
01 Dec 19
@divegeester saidThat suits me; I’ll treat all of your posts in the same way.
It was an open question to the forum not aimed at you.
01 Dec 19
@secondson saidSo I take it, then, that you now realize you are one of the kinds 'devotees of a "revealed" religion' that the OP was referring to.
The answer you don't believe in.
01 Dec 19
@fmf saidSo I take it, then, that you are satisfied imagining you've pigeonholed me into a category your OP tried to fabricate for those you hold in contempt for having faith in what you can't imagine to be real.
So I take it, then, that you now realize you are one of the kinds 'devotees of a "revealed" religion' that the OP was referring to.
@secondson saidIt's not a pigeonhole, per se, but you do have something in common with people of other faiths, as laid out in the rather straightforward OP. There has been no attempt to "fabricate" anything.
So I take it, then, that you are satisfied imagining you've pigeonholed me into a category your OP tried to fabricate for those you hold in contempt for having faith in what you can't imagine to be real.
01 Dec 19
@fmf saidUltimately they can’t all be right though. Out of Islam Judaism and Christianity there isn’t a scenario where they can all be “The One”
Isn't the eventual installation of their God figures, narratives and traditions ~ as the world's one and only faith ~ the ideal and desired outcome for proactive devotees of pretty much any and all "revealed" religions?