Re: The Wall

Mark T wrote:
 
> "**Rowland Croucher**" wrote:
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>> We know what's true through our senses
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> Do we?  Many philosophers would disagree.  It IS all we have to use
(beside 
> our God given brain) but it may not always be trustworthy.
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>> So Christians have to answer this broad question by submitting to 
>> 'outside' authorities, like the Bible
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> .... which was composed by people like oneself ...
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>> or Jesus
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> .... who is dead (but alive in God) ... and we only have the fallible
bible 
> as a guide to who the historical Jesus of Nazareth really was ....
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>> or the Church
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> .... which is also fallible ....
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>> , or  'traditional belief-systems'
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> .... which are fallible and man-made ....
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>> or our reason, or, occasionally, personal 'peak experiences'
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> .... which is finite and fallible ....
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> Even combining the whole of the above one does not approach a "rock" on 
> which to build.  That is the unfortunate human condition.
>   
 
So in other words you have no way of knowing any better than anyone 
else, but your behaviour here indicates that you believe otherwise.
 



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rgds,

Pete
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