Originally posted by Z Man
Do you believe in God? If so, you're a Christian. Do you not believe in God? Then you're not a Christian, but an atheist. There is no in between because there's only one God, and either you believe in Him or not...
Ah, I expected such a non-negotiable black/white dichotomy.
This is apparently your deeply held belief and a lot of the people here don't seem like the types to recognize other possibilities, however valid, since you've already cemented yourselves into a very inflexible ideology.
Of course, from my viewpoint, what the above quote stated so matter-of-factly is to me a matter of subjective belief/opinion.
For the record, I'm an agnostic because the existance of any god can neither be proven or disproven (although I'm sure many will disagree with that one and reply the Bible is 'proof'. ) I don't believe in the Judeo/Christian concept of god. Based on my own studies and ponderings, I lean towards the possibility that if there is anything that could be called 'god' for lack of a better term, s/he/it/us/them is The Cosmos itself. (pantheism).
And I can already see the direction this dialogue might subsequently take...flat denial of my position, assumptions that I take this stance because I can tailor it to my every relativistic whim, lots of quibbling over subjectivism vs. absolutism, back and forth, forth and back and never the twain worldviews shall meet. :bang:
But if I am jumping to false conclusions, I'll stand corrected. I offered a synopsis of where I think this dialogue might be going to save ourselves the trouble of a long, drawn-out bickerfest that will never be resolved in the first place. All I opt to do in such a situation is agree to disagree. Far as I and logical objectivity are concerned, Jehovah is no more likely to exist than Isis.
