Greeting's From Plutarch

[Plutarch]

Hello fellow Christian's. I'm very well versed in Christian theology, and love to talk about divinity with others. I am a pluralist, pantheist, and most importantly, one of the 75% of Americans who believe the Scripture is a book influenced by man alone. I'm a good guy to talk to if you have serious questions about religion in general, and I pride myself on being open minded and understanding. Religion isn't a stone tablet. It is open to many interpretations, and I believe we should not only focus on the truth, but question ourselves on how to advance it.

Things you can expect from me

• I wont sugarcoat my beliefs. I don't take well to people discrediting them without legitimate arguments, just as others wouldn't want their beliefs discredited. I'll say plenty of things that many people find controversial. No, I don't need you to pray for me, and my beliefs aren't wrong simply because you or others say they are. Treat them with respect.

• I will take a conversation as far as you want to go with it. I'm not here to push my beliefs on anyone, and I'm willing to be open minded in how we debate god. I will tune out if one side of an argument is being ignorant, or not willing to entertain reason. What I say might not be true, but believe me when I say I thought long and hard about my beliefs, to the point where they make sense to me. Which brings us again to my first "Don't". Don't be ignorant when I say something you consider unorthodox. Listen to it, understand what I'm saying, and talk it through with me.

• I will never make a point solely by referencing scripture. While I will use scripture to solidify or explain something in understandable terms, I wont say something is false simply because "X" says "Y".

With that said, I hope to integrate myself into your community, and hope to make lifetime friendships and connections with all of you.

 

[rockytopva]

Welcome aboard! I believe Plutarch was a priest of the God Apollo at Delphi during the time of the Apostles. My favorite Plutarch quotations...

The man who first brought ruin to the Roman Empire was he who pampered them by amusements.
It use to be said that the man who struck his wife or son laid his hands on that what was most sacred.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.

 

[Plutarch]

Thank you. I wasn't even aware of some of those quotes existence.