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You didn't see the last post in the thread, the one right before you posted yours?
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Originally Posted by Pleroo
Well, I wasn't expecting -- rather hoping -- that jimmie would notice that he wasn't able to explain it in a rational way and then maybe, mabye begin to wonder why. Instead, he managed to convince himself he was answering the questions by ignoring them. The fear of perhaps losing one's long-held foundation makes critical thinking about one's religious beliefs a threatening endeavor. The mind gets very creative when it goes into self-protection mode. I get that.
Well, I wasn't expecting -- rather hoping -- that jimmie would notice that he wasn't able to explain it in a rational way and then maybe, mabye begin to wonder why. Instead, he managed to convince himself he was answering the questions by ignoring them. The fear of perhaps losing one's long-held foundation makes critical thinking about one's religious beliefs a threatening endeavor. The mind gets very creative when it goes into self-protection mode. I get that.
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Originally Posted by Pleroo
You didn't see the last post in the thread, the one right before you posted yours?
No - I didn't see it.
So basically you are attempting to reason him away from his faith in Christ. That's when you feel something is "accomplished".
Well, I wasn't expecting -- rather hoping -- that jimmie would notice that he wasn't able to explain it in a rational way and then maybe, mabye begin to wonder why. Instead, he managed to convince himself he was answering the questions by ignoring them. The fear of perhaps losing one's long-held foundation makes critical thinking about one's religious beliefs a threatening endeavor. The mind gets very creative when it goes into self-protection mode. I get that.
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Originally Posted by DRob4JC
No - I didn't see it.
So basically you are attempting to reason him away from his faith in Christ.
Well, I wasn't expecting -- rather hoping -- that jimmie would notice that he wasn't able to explain it in a rational way and then maybe, mabye begin to wonder why. Instead, he managed to convince himself he was answering the questions by ignoring them. The fear of perhaps losing one's long-held foundation makes critical thinking about one's religious beliefs a threatening endeavor. The mind gets very creative when it goes into self-protection mode. I get that.
Some are taught that penal substitution is a necessary part of faith in Christ
Which is why it seems some of them don't consider people like yourself and others here to be Christians.
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