Originally posted by @fmfYou "ought to" be embarrassed about the number of questions you have dodged whilst putting up the facade of intellectual honesty.
The top of page 2. Your first post. That's where I used the expression "ought to". You put the words in quotation marks. Well that's where I used them. In response to your post at the top of page 2. You "ought to" be embarrassed about that.
Originally posted by @fmfI can see how a Christian can use words like ought and should, if I accept that the
If you want to attrubute your behaviour to the fact you're a Christian, that is your prerogative.
scriptures are the Word of God I'm bound to them. You being an Atheist have no book
to look at to glean what should be, so you can align yourself with anything or anyone, or
no one, or nothing at all. There isn't a Bible that binds you, more importantly there isn't
anything from an Atheist perspective that would bind the two of us, or for that matter
anyone to the same standards others have. You can share what you think should take
place and anyone not liking you, or your views can laugh at your face and disagree
without you being able to call them on the carpet for behavior they feel justified with that
you don't like. I would have thought you figured that out already!
So you didn't understand my point.
Originally posted by @kellyjayIf you think your behaviour has been in accordance with some sort of moral standard you believe to be "Christian", then that's a matter for you.
I can see how a Christian can use words like ought and should, if I accept that the
scriptures are the Word of God I'm bound to them. You being an Atheist have no book
to look at to glean what should be, so you can align yourself with anything or anyone, or
no one, or nothing at all. There isn't a Bible that binds you, more importantly there isn't
anyt ...[text shortened]... like. I would have thought you figured that out already!
So you didn't understand my point.
Originally posted by @fmfNope, but we have discussed this ad nauseum, I've explained my reasoning there was
Of course. After all, this is why you suddenly started using the accusation of lying to avoid continuing the discussions that were ongoing.
nothing about my stance that had to do with avoiding a discussion we were having. Even
now I have told you to bring up whatever you want, and you are still here, as if 10 pages
of this wasn't enough.