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intaglio

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1. It will depend which sect answers

Reply to Humanist_Activist (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 05:56 AM

Sep 2013

but essentially the reply will include "Faith, Hope and Charity," which are not exclusive to Christianity. Some may cite the Beatitudes but again they are a common currency in both philosophy and other faiths.

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Are Christian Values something that Non-Christians lack? [View all] Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 OP

It will depend which sect answers intaglio Sep 2013 #1

I suspect you'll wait in vain skepticscott Sep 2013 #2

Values are values. cbayer Sep 2013 #3

Given the voting patterns of non-believers, trotsky Sep 2013 #4

Can you define these values, and why label them Christian? n/t Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #6

I can't define them, but various denominations do. cbayer Sep 2013 #7

So basically the phrase is meaningless except as an attempt at being exclusive. n/t Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #9

Not at all. I would guess that there are a set of values that you cbayer Sep 2013 #11

The issue is that Humanism is a type of ethical philosophy... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #12

Ethical philosophy or religious philosophy? Making a distinction is just cbayer Sep 2013 #14

No, I'm trying to point out majority privilege in the use of language... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #16

I'm not sure why you phrased this OP in the form of a question. cbayer Sep 2013 #18

Correction... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #19

Pretend to know the minds of non-Christians? cbayer Sep 2013 #20

You claimed that most people think its a benign reference to Jesus, you have no way to know that... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #22

You may be correct and I meant to say most christians. cbayer Sep 2013 #23

No, I meant you think Christians are the only ones who are people(that matter)... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #24

Well, I don't in any way think that christians are the only ones that matter. cbayer Sep 2013 #25

Christian majority, and thinking permeates the culture, even here on DU... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #26

Those are really good points. cbayer Sep 2013 #27

The only people I ever hear using that term PotatoChip Sep 2013 #31

Take your own advice. okasha Sep 2013 #28

I didn't say anything about the minds of non-Christians, did I? n/t Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #29

Post 26 okasha Sep 2013 #32

Learn reading comprehension. n/t Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #34

Every time LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #5

What's even more annoying okasha Sep 2013 #10

Agree 100% LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #13

No. pinto Sep 2013 #8

I think Jesus appealed to humans better nature as do other belief systems. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #15

I always find it is the reverse, people's better natures cherry pick... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #17

That is a good point for some. The reality is people have values not matter hrmjustin Sep 2013 #21

It's not an accident that you exclude people skepticscott Sep 2013 #30

Open up the Rorschach book and pick which values you think are Christian... backscatter712 Sep 2013 #33