JLHPROF Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 21 minutes ago, Teancum said: Give me some evidence God is declaring what you think is God's truth is really God speaking it. We have a dude here thinking you are headed for Hell because he thinks his truth is God's word. And he is as dogmatic as you are. Never denied it's a matter of faith, not proof. But if you are convinced your position is absolutely God's truth what other choice do you have than to act on it? To believe in your heart something is 100% God's truth and then refuse to act on it because "I believe it to be true but just in case it might be not be" seems almost cowardly. You decry dogma, but whatever source or authority you get your skepticism from is just as dogmatic. Declaring " when people push forward their what they think is true as incontrovertible" you are doing the same thing - pushing skepticism as your belief system, and trusting whatever source led you to be skeptical. Doubt is as much dogma as faith.
ttribe Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 10 minutes ago, JLHPROF said: Never denied it's a matter of faith, not proof. But if you are convinced your position is absolutely God's truth what other choice do you have than to act on it?To believe in your heart something is 100% God's truth and then refuse to act on it because "I believe it to be true but just in case it might be not be" seems almost cowardly. You decry dogma, but whatever source or authority you get your skepticism from is just as dogmatic. Declaring " when people push forward their what they think is true as incontrovertible" you are doing the same thing - pushing skepticism as your belief system, and trusting whatever source led you to be skeptical. Doubt is as much dogma as faith. Do you give this same benefit of the doubt to the Islamic suicide bomber?
Duncan Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 It's everywhere though, currently a timely topic on the Oscar's thing. When my Mum was little they had a black dog named N*(*&*%^ so it wasn't just members doing that
JLHPROF Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, ttribe said: Do you give this same benefit of the doubt to the Islamic suicide bomber? Do you really think the Islamic suicide bomber is a coward in living what he believes to be true to the point of giving up his life? His act of evil takes many names, but cowardice isn't one of them.
ttribe Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, JLHPROF said: Do you really think the Islamic suicide bomber is a coward in living what he believes to be true to the point of giving up his life? His act of evil takes many names, but cowardice isn't one of them. Of course not, but you seem to celebrate unquestioning adherence to dogma. I was just wondering how far you carried that admiration.
Teancum Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, JLHPROF said: Never denied it's a matter of faith, not proof. But if you are convinced your position is absolutely God's truth what other choice do you have than to act on it? To believe in your heart something is 100% God's truth and then refuse to act on it because "I believe it to be true but just in case it might be not be" seems almost cowardly. You decry dogma, but whatever source or authority you get your skepticism from is just as dogmatic. Declaring " when people push forward their what they think is true as incontrovertible" you are doing the same thing - pushing skepticism as your belief system, and trusting whatever source led you to be skeptical. Doubt is as much dogma as faith. I don't claim to have the truth. I may be a skeptic but I don't proclaim to have one true path to God or even the best and I often note I could be wrong. My path is not dogma. Yours is. Being absolutely convinced your positon is THE CORRECT position is dogmatic. Best check our your meme again.
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