> Ron: > Look again, I supplied two, the point is theism is the belief in deity. > correct? rhetorically you are picking knits to obscure the matter > of conversation.
MP: Ron, no. Theism is *not* the belief in deity; deity is a culturally laden term. That is my point. Theism *can* be used that way, and I don't reject that use outright, I simply insist that it is an inherently mixed use that does not allow for an understanding of the more inclusive definition of the word; what I am now referring to "th*ism" to try to be more clear and allow for an apparent linguistic intransigence in these parts. And while I *am* admittedly picking nits, I'm picking them not to obscure but to both enlighten and seek enlightement. I think its more than a nit being picked, which is why I pick it. I see it leading to complete misunderstandings of thoughts and ideas, a roadblock to opening greater avenues of understanding. I could, of course be entirely wrong. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
