[MD] False Messiah

[David M]

dmb says:
Oh, please. That's pure bullshit, my friend. You can defy the english
language to make your point if you like, but I think that makes your point a
very, very weak one. As Merriam-Webster Online says, "Faith" is defined as
1. allegiance to duty or a person: LOYALTY: fidelity to one's promises:
sincerity of intentions. 2. belief and trust in and loyalty to God: belief
in the traditional dontrines of a religion: firm belief in something for
which there is no proof: complete trust. 3. something that is believed
especially with strong conviction. - in faith: without doubt or question:
VERILY. Now I suppose you're gonna say the standard dictionary definition
"belittles" the term? Who is being absurd here? And do I dare make the
obvious point that people of faith might tend to prefer a more self-serving
definition of the word? And don't you think the conflict between faith and
reason was something that developed much later than 200AD?


DM: This throws the MOQ out of the window by implying that language
is not as dynamic and historical as any other form of SQ. Whilst I agree
with much that DMB says I find his ability to listen/read very static,
he lets himself down.