Lib: I’m glad to see that you agree now (although it took Gaudere’s much nicer rewording of what I said to get that to happen ). However, I still have some comments about your response:
It’s a thread about both, I think, since the OP was complaining about the ridiculous use of “mysterious ways” by believers.
Yes, Lib, it does. Life means life no matter what. Words don’t change just because you want them to. As Gaudere said (and you later agreed with), a simple change could have clarified your meaning. But when it comes down to a choice between the Lib-definition and the dictionary, I’m gonna side with the dictionary every time.
I’m not. I’m asking you to stop redefining words to suit your own meaning!
If it was clear, I wouldn’t have said anything. The fact was that it wasn’t clear because, again, you insisted on redefining words based on your own beliefs.
But first you have to be clear that we are, indeed, speaking of spiritual things. When you post a one-liner with only a few words in it, and just assume that everybody knows what’s going on inside your head, this type of thing is going to happen. It’s not a crime to clarify, and that’s all I’m asking.
Not to you, but my crystal ball is in the shop.
But that isn’t what you said, is it? No. All you said was, “There is no life in the atoms.” Then when I replied, you responded with another cryptic remark: “That’s not life. That’s electrochemistry. Life doesn’t die.” And you’re really going to tell me that I should have read your mind to know exactly what you meant by that? You never mentioned the “Spirit” there, Lib, so don’t bring it up now as if you did. The fact is that I was using standard definitions, and all I ask is that you do the same to prevent misunderstanding. I never said it was “awful,” but it sure can get annoying after a while.