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cbayer

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32. I didn't categorically reject anything. I am fascinated with his beliefs.

Tue May 1, 2012, 04:32 PM

May 2012

I said this concept of god was unfamiliar to me.

And where do you get the idea that I worship any god? I was only talking about the concepts of god I was familiar with.

I'm not disappointed at all. You have made my point for me. The "Abrahamic God" to which you refer can mean many different things to many different people. You don't get to define it as a singular entity that is shared by multiple faiths. Well, you can academically, I suppose, but not in reality.

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If someone professed to believe in Zeus/Jupiter, Hera/Juno, Apollo and all the rest, [View all] raccoon May 2012 OP

No. Should I? Nt xchrom May 2012 #1

Yes. OK, I am kidding, sort of. But I suspect most people would. raccoon May 2012 #3

No. I don't want anyone questioning my beliefs. I return the favor. sarge43 May 2012 #2

And I wish to question edhopper May 2012 #7

And that accomplished what? sarge43 May 2012 #14

Seeking the truth, edhopper May 2012 #20

"Belief system". That's such an odd phrase to me. deucemagnet May 2012 #35

To get both truthful and useful answers, it may be better to ask dmallind May 2012 #4

Well said. If possible I'll edit the OP. nt raccoon May 2012 #6

No, not just because of something like that. LeftishBrit May 2012 #5

Nope not at all azurnoir May 2012 #8

My friend believes some LASlibinSC May 2012 #9

That's side stepping the question Silent3 May 2012 #13

I'm scratching my head wondering why you would come to the religion group and cbayer May 2012 #10

There's a broad spectrum of "wacko"... Silent3 May 2012 #11

My daughter just got engaged to a Muslim. cbayer May 2012 #12

Look at the comments here about Mormonism and Scientology Goblinmonger May 2012 #15

Islam is a mainstream religion Silent3 May 2012 #16

I understand the word just fine and chose it very specifically. Thanks. cbayer May 2012 #17

Experienced Silent3 May 2012 #18

I appreciate your thoughtful response here and agree with some of it. cbayer May 2012 #23

You've been working on a way skepticscott May 2012 #25

And we have a winner! skepticscott May 2012 #24

"shows that you're upset by what I've said and looking an ugly word to lash out with" trotsky May 2012 #19

You only agree with me because you're one of those "militant" atheists! Silent3 May 2012 #21

Guilty as charged, of course. trotsky May 2012 #22

Isn't it cute how "dogma" switches back and forth between being a good thing and a bad thing? 2ndAmForComputers May 2012 #26

Umm...Islam worships the same Abrahamic god as Christianity... laconicsax May 2012 #27

So what. The god that he speaks of is very different than the ones I have been exposed to. cbayer May 2012 #28

It seems that according to you, you alone get to define God laconicsax May 2012 #29

No, I only get to define god for myself, not for anyone else. cbayer May 2012 #30

Sorry, believing that people can have different views of the same god isn't closed-minded laconicsax May 2012 #31

I didn't categorically reject anything. I am fascinated with his beliefs. cbayer May 2012 #32

And underneath it all, that's the point skepticscott May 2012 #34

History teaches us that the Christians ground them up to make lime for cement. dimbear May 2012 #33

Are you talking about American media and authorities, or more generally? GliderGuider May 2012 #36

Such people do exist, Google Hellenic Neo-Paganism. Odin2005 May 2012 #37

Not really so different from Hinduism, MineralMan May 2012 #38