guesswho "Heresy, from greek hairesis, means option, choice. Heretics are not people who reason things for themselves, but people who understand things unilaterally, who chose only a part from the whole and say that that part is the whole. For example, saying that Jesus Christ is only man, or that He is only God is heretic because it focuses only on one part of the whole (the whole being that Jesus Christ is BOTH God and man).
Heresy is being obsessed with something and seeing only that thing, understanding things in a twisted way, not being capable to embrace the paradox. "
Let us take this one step at a time.” Heretics are not people who reason things for themselves, but people who understand things unilaterally, who chose only a part from the whole and say that that part is the whole”. I think you will as wide a spectrum of Heretics as I find of Christians.
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1. a person believing in or practising religious heresy.
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o a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.
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Heretic n
1. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church a person who maintains beliefs contrary to the established teachingsof the Church
2. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field
heretical adj
heˈretically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
her•e•tic
n.
1. a professed believer who maintains religious beliefs contrary to those accepted by his or her church.
2. a professed believer who willfully and persistently rejects any part of the doctrine of his or her church.
3. anyone who does not conform to an established view, doctrine, or principle.
adj.
4.
heretical.
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I fail to see your definition here but maybe you can point to the dictionary you use
guesswho said “We can only talk about heretics in the church or from a church.”
That is your freedom but I can choose to talk about heretics in any sense I choose
eg: I could choose to say that an itinerant preacher chose to become a heretic in Judea and was crucified for his trouble. This would fit the part of the definition that says “3. anyone who does not conform to an established view, doctrine, or principle.
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guesswho”The secular society does not generate heretics, but brainwashed idiots who”
Matthew 5:22 KJV
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
guesswho ”don't read books only the chewed ideas of others about books,”
I don’t know where you got that from? Maybe you are talking to someone else? Who did the brainwashing? How was it done? Why only some people? Why not all?
guesswho”and then feel intelligent when comparing the existence of Jesus Christ with that of a spaghetti flying monster.”
You might find that idea offensive and you are free to be offended if you so choose.
I might choose to be offended that someone that has an imaginary friend compares him to the sacred Flying Spaghetti Monster but that will get us nowhere.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is useful in this sense. There is as much hard evidence that the Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe as there is that the one you call God did. None
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is merely a tool that helps religious people understand that they need to bring evidence to the table, no more, no less.
Peace
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