In the religious context, "believing in Christ" includes the
belief that he is the one true God and Savior (died on the cross,
bla bla bla).
-Mark
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If you had read what I wrote correctly, you would have seen that
I said "all
ideas on liberty lead toward the basic philosophy of
non-aggression."
I am not wrong. Your analogy, like the one about American being
some sort of
corporate mall, is flawed. Libertarianism isn't a religion where
everyone
must have one core belief or be left out in the cold. Liberty is
objective,
but there may be different ideas on how to get there and just
what liberty
fully is. I have a moral commitment to the premise of the NAP but
I would
not require other libertarians to have that same moral value. I'm
happy if
they accept that is the best principle, or think it's generally
a good idea
to an extent greater than what we have in government today.
I'm also wondering why Satan worshippers aren't Christians
according to your
definition. Most Satan worshippers believe in Jesus of Nazareth -
they just
don't worship Him. Also, what about those people who believe
Jesus existed
but don't believe he was God and don't call themselves Christian?
Maybe you
need to define the core belief of Christianity further, but I
still don't
think it'll make for a good analogy.
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