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In response to "and each of those cases were people acting without God in their hearts. each and every one." by oblique

That's just another version of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy. -- nm

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Mar 11 '10, 13:02

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Acting in alignment with God isn't an absolute like being Scottish. It's an eternal path that none of us will ever stay on for the entire journey - oblique Mar 11, 13:05 7
- but the point is that you're just declaring those that don't act in line with your set of guidelines to "not have God in their hearts". Says you, whic - Reagen Mar 11, 13:09 6
  - I think it's a linguistic nitpick. It's not that God isn't *in* there. It's that you aren't acting in concert with his teachings. Pushing him away. - TFox Mar 11, 13:13 2
    - (I'm jumping in way late, this may not make a lick of sense.) -- nm - TFox Mar 11, 13:15
    - ( -- nm - TFox Mar 11, 13:15
  - Which brings us to right and wrong which are certainly not "my" guidelines. God is the judge of our actions, not me - oblique Mar 11, 13:13 2
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      - Part of what is being said in Romans is that even those who have no idea of the teachings of God still have an natural inclination of right and wrong - oblique Mar 11, 13:22

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