Debating Christianity and Religion

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Talishi wrote: [Replying to post 768 by otseng]

I'd like to start a public sub-forum that focuses exclusively on the Christian Bible, the contradictions therein, how we know we have the right books, the applicability of the OT to Christians, questions of dates and authorship, possible interpolations, which parts are clearly symbolic and which are to be taken literally. Right now this is carried out over several forums in a scattershot manner.

Title: Sacred Scripture
Description: The Bible: When, how, and who wrote it, what it means & why

I have my requisite 6000 tokens available for deduction.

Thank you!

Created. 6000 tokens deducted.

Request creation of user group entitled "Redeemed of YHVH" based on Psalm 107.2 "Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so..."

Open to all who worship the God of Abraham, YHVH.. ie Christians (trinitarian and unitarian alike) as well as Jews.

And any free-lance monotheists who embrace YHVH by name.

[Replying to post 771 by Elijah John]

Created. 1000 tokens deducted.

[Replying to post 1 by otseng]

Hi there.. some people call me "rude" with I think, a bit of justification..
Im working on it....

But in the MEANTIME... I'd like to be a part of the group called:

"Keeping them to the fire"

thanks

[Replying to Blastcat]

Can you provide a description?

I'll take a new Usergroup.

Name: "Understands Evolution"

Description: You must demonstrate an understanding of the theory of evolution, without strawmen, misrepresentations, or false claims about the theory. Christians, Creationists, and non-theists, any who are scientifically literate are all welcome.

[Replying to post 774 by otseng]

otseng wrote: [Replying to Blastcat]

Can you provide a description?

"Sometimes in debates, our honorable opponent's ideas gets lost in the shuffle.. there is sometimes, a lot of "noise" to the signals. In debates, to keep someone to the fire means that we are willing to pressure someone to undertake following the debate guidelines set out in the rules of the forum. I will not allow anyone to change the subject, move the goalposts or to simply evade tough questions. I will keep demanding for evidence for any claim that I find problematical, until my honorable opponent backs up his claim or drops it and that, publicly. I believe that holding people to the fire is a way to keep debaters "honest", and would lead to better debates, in general. That makes me a bit of a tough debater.. and I would like that people know it ahead of time.. with a label on the side. Join me, fellow fire fellows and felines !"

Kinda wordy... How about: "Keeping 'em honest" ?

[Replying to post 776 by Blastcat]

Done. 1000 tokens deducted.

[Replying to post 775 by Neatras]

Done. 1000 tokens deducted.

[Replying to post 1 by otseng]

Hi, osteng


usergroup name requested:

" Define your terms"

Description :

"When in philosophical debates, job one, in my opinion is for us to know what the other is talking about. An effective argument should start with the establishment of clear, precise, and effective definitions for the key terms, so that everyone agrees from the start what exactly is under discussion. A devious, inadequate or misleading definition can produce something that looks plausible but which is, in fact, problematic because the initial definition might be self-serving or ambiguous."