Originally posted by RJHinds You must first be convinced you need the pill quickly to prevent your death. I do not have the time or ability to prove it to you, Should I just turn my back on you and not tell you that you may have a deadly disease that you don't believe you have?
Of course not. And if all else fails, you should be willing to burn me at the stake to prevent my disease from spreading to others.
Just kidding, Ron, although, such things have happened.
But seriously, YOU tell ME when you will have reached your limit of what is obligatory to God, for you to do about my situation as you see it. Do you want my real name? My email address? My phone number? My address? Where do YOU draw the line? That's the point here. What does your ideology require of you?
Originally posted by JS357 Of course not. And if all else fails, you should be willing to burn me at the stake to prevent my disease from spreading to others.
Just kidding, Ron, although, such things have happened.
But seriously, YOU tell ME when you will have reached your limit of what is obligatory to God, for you to do about my situation as you see it. Do you want my real name ...[text shortened]... ss? Where do YOU draw the line? That's the point here. What does your ideology require of you?
Jesus requires me to teach others what He taught in the name of the Triune God. No personal information is necessary for that. I do not have to knock on your door or invade your private space. It can be done in public space as long as it is not forbidden by the Federal government. Atheist want the federal government to forbid it, even though they claim to be for free speech. 😏
Originally posted by RJHinds Jesus requires me to teach others what He taught in the name of the Triune God. No personal information is necessary for that. I do not have to knock on your door or invade your private space. It can be done in public space as long as it is not forbidden by the Federal government. Atheist want the federal government to forbid it, even though they claim to be for free speech. 😏
"Atheist want the federal government to forbid it, even though they claim to be for free speech."
Originally posted by RJHinds Jesus requires me to teach others what He taught in the name of the Triune God. No personal information is necessary for that. I do not have to knock on your door or invade your private space. It can be done in public space as long as it is not forbidden by the Federal government. Atheist want the federal government to forbid it, even though they claim to be for free speech. 😏
"Jesus requires me to teach others what He taught in the name of the Triune God."
This is one aspect of a self-reinforcing ideology.
Incidentally another aspect is that any criticism of the ideology shows that its enemies are evil or are in the service of evil.
Originally posted by JS357 Incidentally another aspect is that any criticism of the ideology shows that its enemies are evil or are in the service of evil.
Ouch! But you also support RJHind's freedom of speech, yeah, right? 😵
Originally posted by FMF Ouch! But you also support RJHind's freedom of speech, yeah, right? 😵
I wonder what it is in my observations that would lead you to think otherwise. They are my observations about self-reinforcing ideologies. He can say what he wants about the subject, within the law, and in this case within the RHP rules.
Originally posted by JS357 Belief systems can include beliefs that make them self-reinforcing. The term "self-reinforcing ideology" is used in some similar situations such as: "Khomeinism is a self-reinforcing ideology: The disapproval of the international community and their own people’s discontent only affirm adherents in the rightness of their cause." (http://www.the-american-interes ...[text shortened]... be a self-reinforcing ideology?
Of course this wouldn't mean Christianity is "wrong."
self-reinforcing aspects of christianity are often brought up, so it must have some effect in the sustainability of the religion, otherwise evolution would have weeded out that trait.
Christianity: A Self-Reinforcing Ideology?
03 Oct '12 08:33
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