Roman Catholicism

[Theland]

Would any practicing Roman Catholics on here, help me to understand how they are able to accommodate their religion in the face of diametrically opposed scripture?

[vetuste_ennemi]

"The New Testament is simple and pure."

You haven't answered my earlier question, Theland. The NT may be simple and pure; what it is not is unambiguous. If it were we wouldn't have RCs, Plymouth Brethren and Jehovah's Witnesses having different views about each other's ultimate destinies, these incompatible views being based on variant interpretations of the same sacred texts.

Isn't honesty a basic principle we can agree on? In which case doesn't my question deserve a response/

[Hypognosis]

@Vetuste_ennemi

Honesty? Stand by for a spinoff thread. :)

[murraymints]

alas..honesty is a much needed virtue in this life..regardless of the creed I think any religion asks for such..as they do for respect and kindness to others..but I am no expert as I have said and perhaps naively I expect that all religions have a God and that God asks for the same level of tolerance AND mutual respect

[vetuste_ennemi]

What does "mutual respect" mean? Chopping heads is a cultural norm? Different, but equally valid?

[vetuste_ennemi]

..heads off...

[murraymints]

Vetu..as I have previously stated I know of no religion where the chopping off of heads is condoned..? may be wrong ....

[vetuste_ennemi]

Saudi Arabia.

[murraymints]

that is cultural not religous..to my knowledge....

[vetuste_ennemi]

Murraymints, I think we share similar values. The Saudis, however, have a culture and a penal code derived from the teaching of their prophet and his god's holy text

[murraymints]

if that is the case , that this barbaric ritual is derived from religion ..then I AM saddened....

[Hypognosis]

@murraymints

Lying didn't even make it into the Ten Commandments. Hence my latest thread.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1453029.html

[naomi24]

^ "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour". (One of the Ten Commandments).

[murraymints]

amen xx

[naomi24]

Incidentally, Hypognosis, several days ago I responded to your misplaced accusation and to your question here ….

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Society-and-Culture/Religion-and-Spirituality/Question1449091-3.html

The courtesy of an acknowledgement is yet to be forthcoming.

[Hypognosis]

@naomi

//The courtesy of an acknowledgement is yet to be forthcoming. //

I need to *notice* that a thread has incremented, first. Gimme a chance. I only have two eyes and the one head.

[naomi24]

I gave you 5 days – and you so miffed too.

[Hypognosis]

I never got an adequate explanation about why a question I posed was patronising. In replies, you asked me to guess and/or work it out for myself but I was unable to fathom your thought processes. I would still prefer it if you spelt it out.

I would like to learn so that I don't make similar mistakes with other people. Socialising with other people is about the most difficult thing I can think of and this exchange was both distressing and embarrassing to me.

[naomi24]

Hypognosis, Suggesting that I speak to Jim (who, incidentally, by his own admission, is not an expert on the subject) to save you the trouble of explaining it to me is patronising. It implies that I don’t know what I’m talking about. I trust that’s clear enough.

[Hypognosis]

@naomi

Thank you.

You see? I had no idea that jim didn't know that kind of stuff, either. I just assumed that, having done GCSEs, A level (I did O and A levels in it, myself) and a Physics degree, the contents of which I could only guess at, he must have has a brushing acquaintance with astrophysics and cosmology.

I was wrong in that. I am still puzzled, however, by how quantum physics researchers can be that far detached from what the particles and forces they deal with do at the macro scale. None of my business though.

Anyway, at the time, I *assumed* that he could do a morecthourough, less waffley explanation than I could manage.
Is that okay, by you?

I saw his post, decrying how he is fed up of all and sundry requesting physics-ey explanations from him. If there are any other professional scientific researchers using AB at all, perhaps he should ask himself why they stay in permanent lurk mode?

//to save you the trouble of explaining it to me is patronising. It implies that I don’t know what I’m talking about.//

You have decided that. And you are, indirectly, insulting my mother, who went to very great pains to teach me to treat women with respect.

For some reason, I feel that starting a post by ~instructing~ readers to "go look up first and second generation stars because (debating point)" would be patronising. "Do you understand X?" requires waiting an extra turn. I wanted to say what I had to say right away, before it went away.

I apologise for my impatience and my methods.

By the way, did you get around to challenging the scientific point I made in that post?


Messenger/message bifurcation again. ;)

[naomi24]

Hypognosis, //Anyway, at the time, I *assumed* that he could do a morecthourough, less waffley explanation than I could manage. Is that okay, by you?//

No, that is not okay by me. I required, nor sought, an explanation from either of you. Your assumption was arrogant and misplaced.