tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post1481227401124697439..comments2024-03-25T02:16:16.247-07:00Comments on Christ the Tao: Faith or Insanity? Choose one, please.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-84912401398426252122012-01-17T16:17:07.845-08:002012-01-17T16:17:07.845-08:00Dr. H: As I show, we've been using the word th...Dr. H: As I show, we've been using the word this way for 2000 years. If some moderns want to use it for some other purpose, it's up to them to justify their linguistic eccentricity. <br /><br />Meanwhile, we have terms like "gullibility," "naivite," and, yes, "blind faith" to use in those other contexts.David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-88316933407237922092012-01-03T14:30:24.705-08:002012-01-03T14:30:24.705-08:00"Alister McGrath and I went to some lengths t...<i>"Alister McGrath and I went to some lengths to explain that that is not really what Christians mean by "faith." "</i><br /><br />Why would Christians mean something different by the word "faith" than pretty much everyone else in the world?<br /><br />And what word do Christians use for "belief without evidence," which is what pretty much everybody else seems to mean by "faith"?<br /><br />Do we really need a separate, parallel English vocabulary to successfully converse with Christians?Dr Hnoreply@blogger.com