Re: Perceiving God

From: bivalve (bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com)
Date: Mon Apr 28 2003 - 22:00:54 EDT

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    >These people don't have "accurate knowledge." They have very limited knowledge. They don't read -- so all they "know" must necessarily come from others. Yet in every important way -- love of one another, compassion, desire to know as much about God as they can -- they are Christians.<

    I think you are confounding accuracy and precision. Their knowledge seems to be accurate but limited.

    Do you think it is OK if someone believes that gasing the Tokyo subway is a theologically good action? If not, you are holding some standard of theological accuracy.

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