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Xaccers

27-06-2007 09:42

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?

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Originally Posted by Russ B (Post 34337296)

I have no idea, I don't spend much time wondering about how other people utilise faith - you'll have to ask them yourself. As you're aware faith is personal.

You were interested in it back in #475, hence this line of questions Russ, or were you just doing you're usual thing?

What someone has faith in is personal, what someone uses to decide if they have faith in someone is normally universal.
Which is why I've found it interesting that Chris felt the need to question how a non-religious person can use the word faith, or rather, state that it was odd that a non-religious person should use the word.

Chris, can you take a look at #487 and address the points raised please? :)

Russ	27-06-2007 10:06

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?

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Originally Posted by Xaccers (Post 34337718)

You were interested in it back in #475, hence this line of questions Russ, or were you just doing you're usual thing?

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Originally Posted by Xaccers (Post 34337718)

What someone has faith in is personal, what someone uses to decide if they have faith in someone is normally universal.
Which is why I've found it interesting that Chris felt the need to question how a non-religious person can use the word faith, or rather, state that it was odd that a non-religious person should use the word.

No-one is saying you lot can't have faith. I'm sure plenty of you have faith that your numbers will come up every wednesday or saturday. Chris was (quite clearly) asking where do you draw the line.

Ramrod

27-06-2007 10:07

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Originally Posted by Russ B (Post 34337403)

But it's none of my business what other people believe in.

Unless you really disagree with what they believe.....:dozey:

Russ	27-06-2007 10:14

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Originally Posted by Ramrod (Post 34337734)

Unless you really disagree with what they believe.....:dozey:

Or if they insist in ramming their views down my throat.

MovedGoalPosts

27-06-2007 12:00

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?

Please try to avoid this thread becoming personal - if it does it will go the way that they all do, closure.

Stuart

27-06-2007 16:30

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Originally Posted by Chris T (Post 34337109)

I trust God to do the 'sensible' thing. How is it different?

Simple. Britain and the Great British Public are provable objects. You can touch them (admittedly not always legally :D ), see them etc. In the case of Great Britain, we spend most of our lives living on it (the land mass).

With God, AFAIK there is no physical presence you can interact with. You may be able to interact with God, but you cannot walk up and touch Him.

Ramrod

27-06-2007 18:26

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Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 34338007)

With God, AFAIK there is no physical presence you can interact with. You may be able to interact with God, but you cannot walk up and touch Him.

The problem is that if someone actually feels that they can interact with 'God' then they are certainly more than capable of believing that they can touch him. Or be touched by him.

c_r	28-06-2007 22:20

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Originally Posted by Russ B (Post 34337733)

My 'usual thing'? Careful what you say 'boyo'.

I stand by my comment that I don't spend much time worrying about others' use of faith but in "post 475" it's clear I'm asking in response to comments put to me.

No-one is saying you lot can't have faith. I'm sure plenty of you have faith that your numbers will come up every wednesday or saturday. Chris was (quite clearly) asking where do you draw the line.

Surely you realise that the same word can have several different definitions though? The word faith as used originally is completely different from the religious meaning of it - just look it up in the dictionary, the religious meaning will have a definition of its own.

Anyway wasn't this thread about whether creationism should be given the same status as evolution in our schools? The argument over the meaning of the word faith seems to have glossed over the fact that the government have given that a resounding no.

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