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Belindi wrote: ↑November 13th, 2019, 6:48 am In a free country you are free to cherry-pick The Bible. Allegories are fables of abstractions, neither intended as history nor to be taken for history.Its not a matter of freedom. Its all about being intellectually honest to our selves and others.
Increasing numbers of people think God is a human aim that is still undergoing becoming and probably never will be absolutely manifested. Now and again some hope breaks through like 'peak experiences' , and good work, and the artists and scientists of past times.
Belindi wrote: ↑November 13th, 2019, 10:39 am Nick, I think we have a problem about what the words and phrases mean e.g 'cherry -picking'. Otherwise I agree with you.I understand that words don't have intrinsic meaning but common usages but as far as I know there is only one usage for this one. Maybe I 'm missing something
NickGaspar wrote: ↑November 14th, 2019, 4:04 amI do sometimes choose the wrong phrase. By "cherry-picking" The Bible I meant seeking ideas, goodness, and wisdom wherever I can, in the absence of any respect for The Bible as supernatural authority.Belindi wrote: ↑November 13th, 2019, 10:39 am Nick, I think we have a problem about what the words and phrases mean e.g 'cherry -picking'. Otherwise I agree with you.I understand that words don't have intrinsic meaning but common usages but as far as I know there is only one usage for this one. Maybe I 'm missing something
Belindi wrote: ↑November 14th, 2019, 6:56 amOn that case I am forced to update the definition I hold for that phrase for a good reason.NickGaspar wrote: ↑November 14th, 2019, 4:04 amI do sometimes choose the wrong phrase. By "cherry-picking" The Bible I meant seeking ideas, goodness, and wisdom wherever I can, in the absence of any respect for The Bible as supernatural authority.
I understand that words don't have intrinsic meaning but common usages but as far as I know there is only one usage for this one. Maybe I 'm missing something
The Bible is part of my literary heritage.
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