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guillaumeb

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30. Electrifying insight.

Reply to Eko (Reply #29)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 09:26 PM

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So, What Does the Word "Christian" Mean? [View all] MineralMan Jan 2019 OP

Which thead are we referencing? edhopper Jan 2019 #1

This is a general post, which refers to no particular thread at all. MineralMan Jan 2019 #2

Okay edhopper Jan 2019 #3

Anyone who can reverse death Pantagruel Jan 2019 #4

Well, it happens quite frequently in hospitals. MineralMan Jan 2019 #8

Not my point, Pantagruel Jan 2019 #17

Well, see, I can't show you such an instance. MineralMan Jan 2019 #18

Well, that's an almost universal belief among Christians. MineralMan Jan 2019 #5

That's not what the original Christians believed, tho Major Nikon Jan 2019 #10

But the Romans took care of that nonsense. MineralMan Jan 2019 #13

Centuries later, yes Major Nikon Jan 2019 #16

Yes. Christianity, as we know it today, is on the Roman model. MineralMan Jan 2019 #19

Which ones? edhopper Jan 2019 #14

Not part of the earliest gospel Major Nikon Jan 2019 #15

Hmmm? edhopper Jan 2019 #20

The concept of resurrection pre-dates the time of Christ Major Nikon Jan 2019 #21

good points edhopper Jan 2019 #22

It means "My parents were Christian" Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #6

For most Christians, it means the set of beliefs that THEY have. trotsky Jan 2019 #7

A wonderful bit of dialog, that is. MineralMan Jan 2019 #9

Well, MichMary Jan 2019 #11

Just as Humpty Dumpty said, MineralMan Jan 2019 #12

If a percentage of atheists believe in a higher power, guillaumeb Jan 2019 #23

Now, that's off-topic. MineralMan Jan 2019 #24

Words can be flexible. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #25

Of course there is a higher power. Eko Jan 2019 #27

Watt is your point? eom guillaumeb Jan 2019 #28

Even Atheists believe in a higher power, Eko Jan 2019 #29

Electrifying insight. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #30

I bet you are a lot of fun at parties. Eko Jan 2019 #31

All part of the electric theme. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #32

I thought it was a power theme. Eko Jan 2019 #33

I ran out of gas. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #34

You could just go Nuclear. Eko Jan 2019 #35

Not much. elleng Jan 2019 #26