That was Dexter's initial comment/question.
Only in antland. This was Dexter's original comment:
And if there was a "Christian miracle" that was of interest to non-Christians, they would just be called scientific anomalies by everyone else. Then people do research on them.
Then he used Islam as the vehicle of the analogy, hoping you would see his point then if he used a different religion. But you misunderstood him.
He asked what Muslim theology has to teach you about the workings of the world(Not Islamic science, but Islamic theology). This is the only interpretation that logically follows from his original comment, and if you had an ounce of
intellectual empathy you'd see that.
If Dexter is having trouble formulating a question he should elaborate.
You're not even in the ballpark ant. No, he should not reformulate what he's saying. Not even close. I easily understood what he meant, so the issue wasn't his. Instead, you should at least pretend to make an effort understanding him in a favorable fashion. In all your time on Booktalk, if one of the resident agnostic/atheists words say one thing, but you know his intent is slightly different, you
always interpret it in the way that isn't intended. You have never once displayed intellectual empathy that I've seen.
As this tangent relates to the thread, Carrier mentioned this in the start of his book. His words should be interpreted in the most charitable fashion if there is any confusion as to what he means. It's a request for the reader to engage in intellectual empathy. Maybe this takes a bit too much intellectual courage for some.
You are being totally dishonest when you tell Flann that you don't have time to view his links.
Yep, totally dishonest. Thanks for interpreting my words charitably ant. I couldn't only have been referring to that day or couple of days. I have time to view all links, given the right day. I usually can't view video's, which is what I think you're actually referring to.