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In reply to the discussion: The difficulties of cross cultural communication. [View all]edhopper
(37,015 posts)64. What don't i understand about thier language?
What am I missing when they say things like:
He can do all things, but to physically witness the impossible and to be surrounded by such grace is indescribable(FSU student)
Now as to this story, we only have stone's retelling of it.
So I have no way of knowing if the woman just meant a kind man with the common name of Jesus helped, and she meant miracle in the broad general way, (as in miracle cure or miracle on ice) not an act of Godly intervention.
But I did assume given the forum of the post and what other thread he was responding to, that we are talking about the latter.
But either way it seems most here are talking about the larger issue of people invoking God for events.
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As long as your are blustering around here telling people "you're no atheist"
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#4
The post in question is pointing out that how you approach a text influences you're interpretation.
Igel
Nov 2014
#77
Are you saying that the idea of what 'God' is thought to be like is being miscommunicated?
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#49
So why did you start this sub-thread about double negatives and miscommunication?
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#51
Who "think(s) that the Aunt in the OP insulted herself as the sister"?
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#95
Honestly, I think he's fishing for someone to lose their temper at this point.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#21