X-Message-Number: 10243 From: "Timur Rozenfeld" <> Subject: Christianity as an objective value??? Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 10:47:24 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BDC83A.1633E500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > So, are you arguing that Christianity is derivable from our general need for survival and flourishing (i.e., in the > absence of any = knowledge about > Christianity, one could predict it from general human physical needs), or are you arguing that Christianity is > not a "human value"? If the former, > please show me such a derivation, or if the latter, please "prove" it. I was simply referring to the statement that values are axiomatic which I disagreed with. As for Christianity, I don't see it as a rational = value (except maybe for medicinal purposes). You would have to present some arguments to show that it is a rational value that aids in the = survival/flourishing of one's life. Timur Rozenfeld ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BDC83A.1633E500 Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=10243