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Unless you're willing to allow that Christianity is conjecture, "introducing Christian thought" is not a discussion but a sermon.
by charonn0 10y ago
Unless you're willing to allow that Christianity is conjecture, "introducing Christian thought" is not a discussion but a sermon.
- athenot 10y agoI'm not hindu but I won't force my hindu friends to renounce the strength of their beliefs as a prerequisite for discussion. I'm not atheist but I won't force my atheist friends to admit that there is a God as a prerequisite for discussion. I think it's possible to have fruitful discussions while holding respect for other belief systems.
- charonn0 10y agoI mean putting aside your own beliefs, not requiring others to put aside theirs. People who are not willing to entertain the possibility that they're wrong (a reasonable definition of having faith, IMHO) will either exclude themselves from the discussion or turn it into a sermon.
- danielam 10y agoThat should apply equally to political, ideological, etc. positions as well, and yet...