Re: Mechanization Of America

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From: Don Homuth
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:18

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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:17:20 GMT, don'tgo@there.com (The Watcher)
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:26:39 -0800, Don Homuth <dhomuth1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:20:01 GMT, don'tgo@there.com (The Watcher)
>>wrote:
>
>>>Maybe you'd like to let the atheists define what a christian is?
>>
>>Happens all the time.
>
>Not in THIS society, it doesn't. The christians tend to get a bit upset when the
>non-believers try to tell them what they think of their beliefs.

Defining beliefs is not the same as defining what is an Xtian.

>>There is no One definition of what an Xtian is
>>-- there are many. 
>
>Indeed. I think that's pretty much what I've been saying about atheism, too.





>>>Let's not quibble over the small details, OK? Us atheists could come up with some really
>>>good definitions for the people who have decided what they think WE are.
>>>BTW, that "quibble" is usually referred to as either hard atheism or soft
>>>atheism by people who actually have a clue about the subject. ;)
>>
>>Another quibble. It's a differentiation without a difference, a form
>>of theological Insider Baseball, interesting only to those already
>>deeply ensconced in the discussion.
>
>Yeah, those "quibbles" among the religious have been used as the reasons they've
>gone around killing each other, and they STILL use them as excuses to kill each
>other to this day. Too bad they can't be a bit more like the atheists and just
>argue with each other about it. :/

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