I think claims about the Bible being a record of absolute truth fall into pretty immediate problems. — Count Timothy von Icarus
This point must be heard: the Gospels are first-century narrations based on first-century interpretations. Therefore they are a first-century filtering of the experience of Jesus. They have never been other than that. We must read them today not to discover the literal truth about Jesus, but rather to be led into the Jesus experience they were seeking to convey. That experience always lies behind the distortions, which are inevitable since words are limited.
It isn't obscure, it's Truth in the Platonic sense, which means that it is Truth that does not change, it just is. Since God is Truth, which implies it's tied to his nature. So it never changes. — Isaiasb
Interesting.Maybe the set of all truths? — Count Timothy von Icarus
would be interpreted as "God is the conjunction of all true propositions"God is Truth — Isaiasb
It isn’t nonsense outside of a close minded materialistic viewpoint. — Isaiasb
He is the measure of Truth, he is the measuring stick not the highest point on the stick. — Isaiasb
Comparing Islam and Christianity is odd considering they have such similar views on the authority of God. — Isaiasb
The major difference in Islam and Christianity is obviously its views on Jesus, but the authority of God we agree on. — Isaiasb
This is like comparing a green and yellow bannana and asking why they taste different, they have differences but that isn't one of them. I refer to Platonism because Platonic view on Absolute Truth is similar to early Christians' views. I explained previously many times that I see Absolute Truth as Truth that is unchanging and "absolute". The inclusion of Absolute helps distinguish truth from Truth.I don't think it is odd to compare things which are similar. Isn't that what a comparison is? — Tom Storm
Anathasis wrote a great book called "On the Incarnation" if you wanna know why.What is your demonstration that your version of a particular god is truth incarnate? — Tom Storm
I explained previously many times that I see Absolute Truth as Truth that is unchanging and "absolute". — Isaiasb
This is like comparing a green and yellow bannana and asking why they taste different, they have differences but that isn't one of them. — Isaiasb
apologists from both (Islam and Christianity) make the same appeals, inferences and arguments towards exclusivity and truth. In other words they rely on the same foundations even if their 'truths' are divergent. — Tom Storm
Where your not understanding is that your taking a univocal position on a analogical way to speak about God. — Isaiasb
Make up your mind. Is he truth or not? And how does truth admit of degrees? Is the pope almost truth, the bishop mostly truth and the priest a little bit truth? See how you misuse words here?God isn’t Truth because he’s the most truth. — Isaiasb
Hmm. So back to the Euthyphro. Is something true because god says, or does god say it is true because it is?He is the measure of Truth, he is the measuring stick not the highest point on the stick. — Isaiasb
Wait on - are you now claiming that the notion that it is propositions that are true of false is part of materialism? Twaddle.It isn’t nonsense outside of a close minded materialistic viewpoint. — Isaiasb
Laughable. Absolute truth is "absolute". How profound. Yet you want to be taken seriously. Your religion appears, from what you say, parochial and bigoted. You are not offering anything that hasn't been said and rejected a thousand times on this forum alone.I explained previously many times that I see Absolute Truth as Truth that is unchanging and "absolute". — Isaiasb
He is the measure of Truth, he is the measuring stick not the highest point on the stick.
— Isaiasb
Hmm. So back to the Euthyphro. Is something true because god says, or does god say it is true because it is? — Banno
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