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To: unspun
Irrationality is not the only thing that is not reason. To say so is a fallacy.

I don't know what you mean, but since I never mentioned reason, it does not matter.

You said, something is "more essential (as Dallas Willard poined out) than strict rational conceptualization.

In the field of "rationality", something is either rational or irrational. You have chosen the irrational over the rational. I have chosen the rational over the irrational.

Are you upset that I pointed that out. I did not mean to upset you.

Hank

613 posted on 05/26/2003 4:59:21 PM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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To: Hank Kerchief; betty boop
Ok HK, so definition, it is:

ra·tion·al   Audio pronunciation of "rational" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (r sh -n l)
adj.

  1. Having or exercising the ability to reason.
  2. Of sound mind; sane.
  3. Consistent with or based on reason; logical: rational behavior. See Synonyms at logical.
  4. Mathematics. Capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers.

I was speaking of actively "exercising the ability to reason" so as to apply thought through logic, as you at least should know (and I wouldn't be surprised, if you do know).

I am not very "upset," HK, although I freely confess you anger me from time to time. I find it very affrontive to hear someone who knows better so set against truth (while claiming to honor truth) as to engage in the blasphemous posts you have written previously and for which you do not apologize.

But my outrage is not the point, nor is your blasphemy, per se. The point is that for someone to be so mindfully, intentionally blasphemous it tends to mean a bitter, willful animosity with God, and far from a search for truth. Someone like this is not to be trusted. Someone like this will waste people's time intentionally, and is apt to mislead, just as intentionally as this kind of person will attempt to accuse the revealed God.

Now, if that is not you, good. I am not accusing you of these things, merely pointing out tendencies of someone who knows of God's revelation, but curses Him. Even if it is you, though, greater than my anger is, in Christ, my love and desire to see you live.

That does not mean however that I believe it is necessarily fruitful to spend time communicating with you, so much as communicating to others desipite your using an Internet forum to convince people of your way of attempting to falsify the revealed God.

I suggest that it is in the interest of those others to consider this. Now, these hideously evil traits may not apply to you. You have only said enough for one to be very cautious -- and very concerned for both you and those the spirit that may affect others with you would do to intentionally obscure and twist minds and hearts, from their regard of the truth.

I'll ping another, for accountability.

615 posted on 05/26/2003 5:35:33 PM PDT by unspun ("Do everything in love.")
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To: Hank Kerchief
You said, something is "more essential (as Dallas Willard poined out) than strict rational conceptualization.

"A page of history is worth a volume of logic." -- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Justice William H. Rehnquist, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Antonin Scalia

617 posted on 05/26/2003 5:41:57 PM PDT by Roscoe
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