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There’s a very big difference between being a Christian and preaching to the world about it constantly. Out of the 2.4 billion only a fraction insist on lettin
by tw04 2y ago
There’s a very big difference between being a Christian and preaching to the world about it constantly. Out of the 2.4 billion only a fraction insist on letting you know it in everything they do.
- zarathustreal 2y agoWell it depends on whether you consider everyone that claims to be or is assumed to be by default, a Christian, and what exactly you mean by “constantly.” A true Christian will by definition be preaching the gospel to the lost and dying world at every opportunity
- refulgentis 2y agoThis isn't true (but bizarrely, heartened me, until today I've only seen this sort of overly literal fallacy deployed against Islam)
- programjames 2y agoUsually people use words so that other people will understand them. If your internal definition doesn't match nearly anyone else's, maybe you're using the word wrong.
- zarathustreal 2y agoSo.. I’m wrong because the people disagree. An appeal *ad populum* if you will.
- programjames 2y agoIsn't that all language is? An appeal to what others think you mean? This ofc is why people like to push definitions in different directions. I think you're saying, "Christian should mean XYZ," while I'm pointing out most people don't hold your meaning. If you want everyone to adopt your definition, you need to give a compelling reason. However, I've heard so many other people who call themselves Christian claim that all the other so-called Christians are not really Christian, that I don't really trust any particular Christian's definition. It's easier to just say, "Christian means someone who claims to be Christian".