I am the Way...No one cometh NO ONE COMETH TO ANY FIRESIDE! BUT WITH THESE THREE QUOTATIONS

2004-03-10 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
Dear Gary, Michael, Ted. and Don Thank you so much so much so much for your four responses. I have been using all these four slightly different approaches nearly every night in a University Christian Muslim and InterFaith setting some nights 35 souls attending I must say that when the room was

Re: Terms vs. Concepts

2004-03-10 Thread Sandra Chamberlain
A literal reading of _Some Answered Questions_ has led many Baha'is to assume that `Abdu'l-Baha was promoting what some have called parallel evolution, which is nearly identical to Christian old-earth creationism. Hi Mark, So... in contrast what do you assume / conclude about evolution as

Re: Terms vs. Concepts

2004-03-10 Thread Patti Goebel
However, one must begin with a literal understanding of a word (one may even find it necessary to repair to a dictionary). One must also begin with fundamental principles. It is, I think, better to adhere to plain meanings, dictionary definitions and fundamental principles rather than step

Re: Terms vs. Concepts

2004-03-10 Thread Mark A. Foster
Richard, At 12:11 PM 3/10/2004, you wrote: The proof of the correctness of those assertions would require some considerable evidence. Evidence that words and concepts are not the same? Isn't that statement based on simple face validity? Two people can both use the word freedom. For one person,