This is NOT a question about the actual content or truth of Christian beliefs. It is a question about Christian methods of argument and reasoning.
I specify Christians because about 95% of this type of reasoning comes from Christians. Also, I know the quotes I use in the example below are made up -- the question is about method, not content, so the precise quotes are irrelevant.
A fairly typical argument from a Christian on this site would go something like this:
"The bible is all true. The proof is that Corinthians X:Y says: 'everything that is written in this book is true.'"
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"Jews should acknowledge the Old Testament has been superseded. After all, don't they know that Matthew X:Y says 'the Old Testament has been superseded'".
This is entirely circular reasoning, and should never convince someone who is not already convinced. Why is it that Christians (and, pretty much, only Christians) feel this is a logically legitimate argument?
2007-10-10
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