@ghost-of-a-duke saidI use repetition to chase down evasion. You are using repetition even though I have answered the question.
You never use repetition yourself of course...
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidWell, I'll certainly use the word delusion for both of them if they talk about speaking to angels but I won't be using the word delusion with either of them if they are talking to me about their faith in God and Jesus and the angels and how this affects the way they live their lives.
You now have 2 people on your delusion list, Suzianne and Dive.
There's no backtracking from that.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidDo you think that me expressing my atheist perspective on a Christian friend's theist beliefs is enough to end a longstanding friendship when he has been fully aware of my beliefs, in great detail and with great candour, for more than ten years?
I don't think I have ever called a close friend deluded.
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You seem to have latched on to a new mission here.
I think it's making you come across as shallow.
Do you really not have any close friends with whom you have fundamental differences in terms of perspective and belief?
-Removed-To Ghost of a Duke: Maybe you lack either the honesty or depth of relationship to be able to do so.
This is what this peculiar and perhaps revealing conversational riff about friendship, plus all the contortions over the last 36 or so hours, have got me thinking too.
Perhaps if he described Suzianne's CPR story, the Jack Reacher story, or the Bribing Russ story as "delusional", she wouldn't be his friend anymore.
Maybe that is a very real threat to the way his persona lives its life on these forums.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidWhy would I need to be backtracking?
You now have 2 people on your delusion list, Suzianne and Dive.
There's no backtracking from that.
-Removed-I have already offered an opinion on 'whatever that might be.' You just choose not to acknowledge it.
I can see how a theist, who already believes in angels (like yourself and Suzianne) could misconstrue an encounter with kind and helpful people at a time of crisis. - Had Suzianne mentioned flying or wings I would think differently.