From: Dr. Blake Nelson (bnelson301@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 22:57:52 EST
Jim,
I generally chalk up responding to these silly baiting
tactics as a waste of time, but I will make one last
foray into the breach, before going completely silent,
which I think is the best strategy at this point --
although if you want to e-mail me personally, please
do.
You have been directed to numerous places where the
Christian tradition (as well as the Jewish tradition)
has clearly not historically viewed the interpretation
of particular texts as what one would consider a
literal interepretation in the 20th or 21st century.
There are literally thousands of books throughout the
history of both religious traditions that describe
this.
You have rejected in the past reading books as a waste
of your time. So, we are at an impasse. You have
your view which you are unwilling to have informed by
facts and the vast weight of tradition and Christian
history has an entirely different view from the one
you claims it holds.
You seem to rebel very well against your version of
Christianity, which is neither the historical
understanding nor even a majority understanding of
Christianity in the 21st century. Whatever
"Christianity" you are excoriating, it is uniquely
your own and bears little resemblance to the
2,000-year old church that I know.
All the best,
Blake
P.S. You constantly ask for evidence, but you never
give any in return when asked, and to the extent that
you do, when someone shows that your understanding is
different or incorrect, you simply say they are
deluded by wishful thinking for living forever. Thus,
I think we have gone past where any discussion will be
fruitful for the time being, since all discussions are
trumped by your "Christians are deluded to rationalize
all this wrong stuff" argument, which isn't even an
argument.
--- RFaussette@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/4/03 7:22:51 PM Eastern
> Standard Time,
> jeisele@starpower.net writes:
>
> (SNIP)
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