tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7695010462517648538..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Unreasonable, Contradictory Eastern Orthodox Claims About Church HistoryRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-60433921868245963752007-05-10T06:14:00.000-04:002007-05-10T06:14:00.000-04:00Orthodox,Your post fails to interact with what I'v...Orthodox,<BR/><BR/>Your post fails to interact with what I've said in this thread, but instead repeats arguments from other threads that have already been answered.Jason Engwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031011335190895123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-52606472778468520102007-05-10T01:20:00.000-04:002007-05-10T01:20:00.000-04:00The issue again comes back to whether you believe ...The issue again comes back to whether you believe in smorgas board Christianity, or whether you're willing to humbly accept the religion as is.<BR/><BR/>If I'm accepting the religion as is, I don't need to prove that every single doctrine was believed exactly as it is now in the 2nd century. History's records are incomplete, I can't go back in time and know everything that was going on.<BR/><BR/>All I've got to do is prove to myself enough things to satisfy myself I have the true church. Proving everything isn't feasible nor practical. Proving enough of the important things is all I need to do.<BR/><BR/>We've seen already the problems of smorgas board Christianity: no basis for a canon, no agreement on the basis of unity, a thousand schisms, different understandings of the evidence that are never resolved, contradicting Paul's command to hold to the traditions etc.<BR/><BR/>My guess is Jason has a very poor understanding of traditional Christianity. Sure, he knows a lot of facts, but he doesn't have a lot of experiential knowledge of seeing the world through the eyes of traditional Christians. Because of this, his apologetic is rather ineffectual, and he doesn't know why. And he's probably too wrapped up in his own little world view to go out and find out why. Jason, go get to know some Orthodox Christians, attend some services, get to know a priest. Then you won't be wasting so many words. Is your life so busy you can't find out more about what Christians have been up to for 2000 years?orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.com