Charles Perry Locke wrote:
Dave,
And who defined "anti-mormon" to mean "anti-mormonsim"? You said the
mormons did.
DAVEH: I did??? Are you sure about that, Perry? I don't recall
saying such, but it is pretty synonymous, IMO. Have you ever googled DEFINE
ANTI-MORMON?
<http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3AAnti-Mormon&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&biw=>
That is no different than any other word they have
redefined for their own purposes.
DAVEH: From the google definition, it appears you are the one trying
to redefine it, Perry. Why does it bother you that as an
anti-Mormonism, you also meet the definition of anti-Mormon???
Perry
From: Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Belief
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:43:35 -0700
*
This is the problem with the dual meanings that mormons assign to
words...they don't mean what they used to mean. So, we can talk all day
with them about soiritual matters and we think that they are in
agreement with us, when really the words mean something different to
them. Like the Queen of Hearts said, "When I use a word it means
exactly what I want it to mean!" *
DAVEH: I have chatted with DavidM enough to know what he believes (or
should I say doesn't believe) about the pre-mortal existence of our
spirits, just as he explained to you in a parallel post today Perry.
But I do find it amusing that you continue to criticize Mormons for
having dual meanings when you do the same thing with the term
*anti-Mormon.*
Charles Perry Locke wrote:
> DAVEH wrote:
> May I presume you believe free agency existed in the pre-mortal
existence?
DavidM responded: Yes.
Perry cautioned:
David, be careful here. When a mormon says "pre-mortal existence" I
believe they mean a little more than you may know. To the mormon I
believe that to say "pre-mortal existence" refers to the existence of
jesus, satan, you, me, and all other humans in a pre-mortal spiritual
state as spiritual siblings, whereas, I believe that you may think of
the premortal state as being prior to the time Adam was created.
Essentially, you just agreed with the sly ol' mormon boy that prior to
your being born into a body (pre-mortal state), you believe you had
free agency, along with satan, jesus, and all of your myriad spiritual
siblings. Is that what you believe?
*
This is the problem with the dual meanings that mormons assign to
words...they don't mean what they used to mean. So, we can talk all day
with them about soiritual matters and we think that they are in
agreement with us, when really the words mean something different to
them. Like the Queen of Hearts said, "When I use a word it means
exactly what I want it to mean!" *
Perry
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