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Heresy Hypothesis
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#61
RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 4, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I wonder if Sunni muslims consider Shia muslims real muslims?



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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 4, 2010 at 1:59 pm
(August 4, 2010 at 9:19 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: So yes, it's the NTS fallacy to claim only they are Christians.
One day in your life I'm sure you're gonna make that stick.

Not today cowboy.

A Mainstream Christian can be forgiven for using the widely used usage of a word as if it were true in common knowledge. He isn't perverting his own term, just your narrower interpretation.

To commit the NTS he would have to accuse people of not being true Christians to his own definition. No one here has ever done such a thing.
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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 4, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Quote:To commit the NTS he would have to accuse people of not being true Christians to his own definition. No one here has ever done such a thing.

You were saying that they aren't Christians at all unless they agree with your group of Christianity (i.e the "mainstream" one). Then you changed it to "Not mainstream Christians" afterwards.
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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 4, 2010 at 4:54 pm (This post was last modified: August 4, 2010 at 4:55 pm by Welsh cake.)
(August 1, 2010 at 4:04 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I don't see you challenging the claim there at all Welsh Cake. All Christians accept the Nicene Creed.
I'm sorry but you're just plain wrong. I told you before my cousin identifies himself as a Christian, he believes wholeheartedly in Jesus Christ as the saviour of mankind and believes the Creed is not worth the paper it's printed on. I'm not the one making the claim.

(August 4, 2010 at 1:59 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: To commit the NTS he would have to accuse people of not being true Christians to his own definition. No one here has ever done such a thing.
Your entire counter argument is one overly-bloated NTS fallacy fr0d0.
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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 4, 2010 at 8:05 pm
(August 4, 2010 at 4:54 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: I told you before my cousin identifies himself as a Christian, he believes wholeheartedly in Jesus Christ as the saviour of mankind and believes the Creed is not worth the paper it's printed on.
What is he exactly then?
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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 6, 2010 at 7:08 am

My apologies, I'm trying to follow this thread but I keep coming across this “NTS” term an I have no idea what it means!

Could someone explain please? Many thanks Smile

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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 6, 2010 at 7:19 am
'NTS' stands for 'No True Scotsman'. Here is the Wiki page explaining what it means. Click me!
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RE: Heresy Hypothesis
August 6, 2010 at 7:37 am
(August 6, 2010 at 7:19 am)Paul the Human Wrote: 'NTS' stands for 'No True Scotsman'. Here is the Wiki page explaining what it means. Click me!

Ahhh thanks, i am familiar with the concept. Thanks for explaining !
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