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Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:01 amWhat are your thoughts on "agnosticism"?

Seekers.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:23 am He must be on a higher spiritual plane than I am. I wonder what altitude he's flying at?

The assessments of a seeker is grain-of-salt territory.

You wouldn't listen to an unsure elevator inspector, would you?

Walker wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 10:33 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:23 am He must be on a higher spiritual plane than I am. I wonder what altitude he's flying at?

The assessments of a seeker is grain-of-salt territory.

You wouldn't listen to an unsure elevator inspector, would you?

So do you consider yourself a "knower"? Or should I not listen to you either?

Walker wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 9:57 am Rational folks are found in all cultures.

They are. But it's also true that the irrational are found in all cultures. So it doesn't suggest that all cultures are rational, far less that all the members in a given culture are.

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:33 pm

Walker wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 9:57 am Rational folks are found in all cultures.

They are. But it's also true that the irrational are found in all cultures. So it doesn't suggest that all cultures are rational, far less that all the members in a given culture are.

The fact that Christianity has spread worldwide is probably not based on irrationality.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 11:31 am

You don't listen now.

Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:14 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2026 11:31 am

You don't listen now.

I listen. But if you're wrong, then I simply don't agree.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:15 am

Agnostic. You don't know.

You fly low.

Do you think that Christianity has spread worldwide because it appeals to irrationality?

Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:17 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:15 am

Agnostic. You don't know.

You fly low.

I'm not agnostic about everything. I'm agnostic about matters having to do with spirituality.

Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:20 am Do you think that Christianity has spread worldwide because it appeals to irrationality?

If God exists, then Christianity may or may not be an accurate interpretation of the divine.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:22 am

Do you really think you know enough to make such distinctions and separations?

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:23 am

Qualifiers almost outnumber the words of that bold statement.

Agnosticism permeates more than you know, apparently.

Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:24 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:22 am

Do you really think you know enough to make such distinctions and separations?

Do you think it is incorrect that if there is a God, then Christianity may or may not be an accurate interpretation of the divine? You can always disagree with me. I would like to hear what is wrong with my statement above if you disagree. It's basically If G, then C or not the case C.

https://chatgpt.com/share/6a349b90-b31c ... e277ebbfd9

Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:25 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:23 am

Qualifiers almost outnumber the words of that bold statement.

Agnosticism permeates more than you know, apparently.

It would help if you cite which post of mine you are responding to. I'm not sure why you are going against the normal conventions of replying to posts.