Made in the image of God

@josephw said
Find "made in the image" of God in any other texts.

I don't know what religions have that or don't have that. That's why I deliberately wrote that the analysis "would ring true for any or all religions that declared..." it. That's why I used the subjunctive "would". If Judaism [and its two offshoots] are the only religions that explicitly have those words in their texts, it does not change the traction of my analysis.

@josephw said
But because you got nailed by it you're going to make a mountain out of a mole hill justifying yourself.

What did I get "nailed" by?

@kingdavid403 said
That's your opinion and you have every right to it.

All anyone is doing here is swapping opinions.

@fmf said
Of course it is "speculation" as in: it's my subjective opinion. As are your assertions that the Genesis account is literal and that what happened is just as the scriptures say it happened.

That's your opinion, but I know.

Reminds me of a verse. Partial quote, "..I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed,.."

We Christians know the living God. You can state your opinions all day long and at the end of the day that's all you got, opinions.

So if you think you can convince me that you have a valid argument against the truth as written in the scriptures, then you'll have to do better than just giving me your opinions.

@josephw said
That's your opinion. I know.

Both of us are speculating.

@fmf said
All anyone is doing here is swapping opinions.

You're swapping opinions.

I'm telling you the truth.

You don't own this forum. Try as hard as you can, but you can't control or drive the narrative with claims about what you think we're all doing here.

@josephw said
So if you think you can convince me that you have a valid argument against the truth as written in the scriptures, then you'll have to do better than just giving me your opinions.

Whether you think my analysis is "valid" is a matter for you and I don't think whether or not you are personally convinced by it has any bearing on its validity.

If you want to declare that something is "the truth" simply because it is "written in the scriptures", that is only "valid" in an entirely subjective way in the minds of those who have faith based on the literature of the Abrahamic religions.

@josephw said
You're swapping opinions.

I'm telling you the truth.

You're channelling Dasa again.

@josephw said
You don't own this forum. Try as hard as you can, but you can't control or drive the narrative with claims about what you think we're all doing here.

I am making no attempt whatsoever to "own" or "control" what goes on on this forum.

@fmf said
I don't know what religions have that or don't have that. That's why I deliberately wrote that the analysis "would ring true for any or all religions that declared..." it. That's why I used the subjunctive "would". If Judaism [and its two offshoots] are the only religions that explicitly have those words in their texts, it does not change the traction of my analysis.

Your analysis is categorically wrong. Spin it any which way you want, but you won't find those words anywhere but in the Bible. If you're going to make an analysis at least have your facts correct.

Prove me wrong.

@josephw said
You won't find those words anywhere but in the Bible. If you're going to make an analysis at least have your facts correct.

Prove me wrong.

They are in the Bible, the Torah and the Koran, and not only in the Bible, are they not?

@josephw said
Your analysis is categorically wrong.

Then we can agree to disagree on this one.

@fmf said
Both of us are speculating.

You admitted that you're speculating. I'm saying I'm not speculating.
You say it's your opinion. I'm saying I know the truth.

Get it?

You're talking to a Christian FMF. Why do you think the whole world wants us and what we believe and know is the truth out of the way? We don't back down when the wind changes course. We have a book, and the words in it are inspired.

It ain't my opinion, and I sure as hell ain't speculating about it.

If you want to speculate go down to the horse track.

@fmf said
I am making no attempt whatsoever to "own" or "control" what goes on on this forum.

Is that a deflection, or did you miss the point again?

@josephw said
You admitted that you're speculating. I'm saying I'm not speculating.
You say it's your opinion. I'm saying I know the truth.

Your insistence that you "know the truth" is subjective and not objective.