XPost: alt.books.cs-lewis   
   From: hayesmstw@hotmail.com   
      
   On 12 Oct 2005 09:18:26 GMT, Siwel Naph  wrote:   
      
   >Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Well yes, it does come across as overweeningly arrogant --   
   >>>   
   >>>To someone who doesn't understand traditional Christianity, maybe.   
   >>   
   >> See what I mean?   
   >   
   >I certainly see use of an ad hominem argument.   
   >   
   >> I rest my case.   
   >   
   >Without addressing the rest of what I said, which comes as no surprise. Why   
   >not do so, if you understand traditional Christianity so well, and why not   
   >answer the questions you've left unanswered? As I pointed out, you left   
   >"honesty" off your list of Christian virtues. If it doesn't belong there,   
   >please let me know.   
      
   I don't see anything to "address".   
      
   You calimed to kinow little about Japanese history, then later you claimed a   
   depth of knowledge of the mostives of Japanese Christian martyrs before the   
   Meiji period that would be arrogant even if you did know a great deal of   
   Japanese history.   
      
   If you have some factual knowledge that is relevant to the topic under   
   discussion, but sweeping statements like the ones you made are simply not   
   worth answering.   
      
   But since you have raised the point, and since it does seem relevant to the   
   topic of this thread, perhaps you could tell us what, in your opinion, is the   
   difference between "mere Christianity" and "traditional Christianity".   
      
   My opinion might well differ from yours, but it might at least help me to   
   understand some of the other things you have said.   
   --   
   Steve Hayes   
   Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm   
        http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/Methodius   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)