>>i've always posited that intellectualism leads to athiesm. the athiest might say....i don't need all that mystery and magic and make believe....give me the cold hard real facts of life and that will be fine for me....where as the believer might say....i can't expalin it all but i know it is real.<<
I agree with all the above, and this was what I was trying to say in an earlier post. Bravo. >>i beleive that a christian is christian when they act like one, not when they profess to be one. << Here I have to ask what you mean by christian (no explanations please, Victor). Are you using the word christian a) as a synonym for good, moral etc person, or b) as a definition of someone who practices or believes in the Christian faith? If the former, then would you accept that a Muslim, Sikh or atheist can be a good, moral person and that good works or noble lives etc are not the sole prerogative of Christians? If you agree, then Christian could be, by definition, synonymous with Muslim, Sikh or atheist, which most people would dispute, I imagine. If your thinking is in line with the second of my definitions, then I would ask you 'how does one act like a Christian?' If the answer is 'by doing good deeds, living a moral, respectable life, helping one's friends and neighbours etc', then what is specifically 'Christian' about this? mike in barcelona NPIMH The Christians - What's in a word?
