Bob Blick wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:11:58 -0700, "Vitaliy" said:
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>> Your comment about "letting a guy's house burn down" is taken out of
>> context. I'd be happy to clarify any points you do not understand,
>> if you wish.
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> I'll bring that up at next Thursday's Men's Bible Study and see if I
> can get a concensus about what Jesus would say about letting a man's
> house burn down.=20
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> You disgust me. You would take this country back two hundred years.=20

You may take the opportunity and bring also up your reaction to Vitaliy.=20

While I don't know what Jesus himself would say, I know some about what
some of his followers say that he would say. At least the more moderate
followers I knew (they think, for example, that the Crusades and the
Inquisition were a mistake) generally seem to think that he'd not have
said that someone disgusts him...

I think when arguing something, it's generally a bad idea to bring in
some "higher authority" that can't be cited nor asked. We then are
forced to take someone's word for what the "higher authority" would say
(which generally amounts to accepting that someone as "higher
authority") or to completely disregard that someone. I think you
wouldn't want either, so maybe you consider these choices you leave us
with next time you feel the need to invoke a "higher authority" to help
you argue a point.

Gerhard
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