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Liminal Chris · 06-05-2008, 04:44 PM

I totally agree with that. If you take the Bible philosophically, it's great. The teachings of Christ are definately revolutionary for his time. They are also good words to live by.

However, if you have to filter the Divine word of God, are you a true believer at that point (in the institutional sense)? Like Steve said, you are sitting on both sides of the fence as an apologist. Are those people even true believers? If so, how are they not hypocrits? If not, why not abbandon the institution attached to the religon and just adopt a philosophical view of the teachings you choose?

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Liminal Chris Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 108	I totally agree with that. If you take the Bible philosophically, it's great. The teachings of Christ are definately revolutionary for his time. They are also good words to live by. However, if you have to filter the Divine word of God, are you a true believer at that point (in the institutional sense)? Like Steve said, you are sitting on both sides of the fence as an apologist. Are those people even true believers? If so, how are they not hypocrits? If not, why not abbandon the institution attached to the religon and just adopt a philosophical view of the teachings you choose? Last edited by Liminal Chris; 06-05-2008 at 05:04 PM.