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Pagan finding his way to Christianity
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<blockquote data-quote="2PhiloVoid" data-source="post: 68560144" data-attributes="member: 167101"><p>Hi Dan,</p><p></p><p>First off, Welcome to CF! It's good to see people take the opportunity to learn further about Christian faith, even if they are struggling with its credibility. That willingness is, in itself, a gift.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to keep this answer short:</p><p></p><p>In zeroing in on your comment about your tendency to make pragmatic evaluations of Christianity, I'd like to suggest that when you engage the Bible (or Christian thought in general), try not to cognitively force its contents into a literary service which its writers probably did not intend for it to fill. This way, you'll be less tempted to compare its message against a modern scientific paradigm and less stymied by its archaic thought patterns. The Bible was written to contend with the (Gentile and Pagan) ideas of its time(s), not with a 21st century scientific milieu, nor even with a 1st century scientific milieu.</p><p></p><p>Just some things to keep in mind, my friend. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>2PhiloVoid</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2PhiloVoid, post: 68560144, member: 167101"] Hi Dan, First off, Welcome to CF! It's good to see people take the opportunity to learn further about Christian faith, even if they are struggling with its credibility. That willingness is, in itself, a gift. I'm going to keep this answer short: In zeroing in on your comment about your tendency to make pragmatic evaluations of Christianity, I'd like to suggest that when you engage the Bible (or Christian thought in general), try not to cognitively force its contents into a literary service which its writers probably did not intend for it to fill. This way, you'll be less tempted to compare its message against a modern scientific paradigm and less stymied by its archaic thought patterns. The Bible was written to contend with the (Gentile and Pagan) ideas of its time(s), not with a 21st century scientific milieu, nor even with a 1st century scientific milieu. Just some things to keep in mind, my friend. :cool: 2PhiloVoid [/QUOTE]
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