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Major Nikon

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6. According to the survey, 47% of Catholics believe in spirit energy contained in objects

Reply to trotsky (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 12:00 PM

Jan 2019

It would seem to present something of a credibility issue when you promote the idea of talking bushes on one hand and try to discredit the idea of magic rocks on the other.

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From 'cafeteria Catholics' to New Age nones, religion is getting very personal. [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2019 OP

So atheists are the least likely to believe rocks have magical powers Major Nikon Jan 2019 #1

No to all four. MineralMan Jan 2019 #2

That does sound magical. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

Mineralogy is fascinating. MineralMan Jan 2019 #4

Are any of those Christian beliefs? trotsky Jan 2019 #5

According to the survey, 47% of Catholics believe in spirit energy contained in objects Major Nikon Jan 2019 #6

Spirit energy can easily be seen as metaphor for transubstantiation. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #7

The leader of the RCC would reject such an assertion. trotsky Jan 2019 #8

That's actually a talking point Martin Luther used to discredit Catholicism Major Nikon Jan 2019 #10

Or not Major Nikon Jan 2019 #9

Utter nonsense! MineralMan Jan 2019 #11

Nope, transubstantiation is a specific Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #12