Quoting scripture is how we back up our answers. I'm an English Major and every paper I ever had to write we had to use some sort of text to back up our answer, other wise we could be making it all up. The truest answer and Christian can give you is Faith, we have a believe just like you choose not to. How much differnet are we on that level, we both have strong beliefs. I can question what you believe 18 ways from Sunday just like you can question me. If the Faith isn't there than 01. You don't care, 02. You don't believe in it anyway. Your mind was already made up, doesn't mean it can changed but it's my belief that God will reveal himself to you when he's ready and all the typing on yahoo answers in the world won't convice you until God Interviens. For you it's not about believing in a prophet or Jesus or Maybe even God. You were so satisfied with your question that you don't need an answer and none will suffice.
2006-07-20 04:59:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Athiests, my fault
2006-07-20 05:04:35 · update #1
What do you think can stop me from saying the same to you Adam I don't have to respect where your sources came from. Believe me I can question anything.
2006-07-20 05:07:20 · update #2
no.
2006-07-20 05:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In order to accept the scriptures as the word of god, we first need to know there is such thing as god. Providing scriptures is useful when someone ask something like "Where in the bible say..." or "Why do christians do..." but if an atheist questioned the existence and nature of god, I'm sure they're looking for rational answers, to quote the bible sometimes gives the impression that people aren't capable to think by themselves, it's pointless to use the bible as the word of god when atheist do not believe in god to start with.
Now, when you write a paper, you develop your ideas and use the references to other writing to back up your ideas and not the other way around. A lot of people here only cut and paste bible quotes without any idea development by their own.
Sometimes the question is "Why do you think that what is in your holy book is more real than that in the Iliad or the Eddas?". We know people praise their holy books, is there any real reason behind it? Are the reasons to believe in them any different than to believe that black cats bring bad luck? I was a believer once, read the bible, now I see the bible in no different way to any other mythology book, with the exception that this myth is still believed by a wide number of people (no offense intended).
" For you it's not about believing in a prophet or Jesus or Maybe even God. You were so satisfied with your question that you don't need an answer and none will suffice."
Don't judge all by the mistakes of some. I've seen atheists that pick believers answers when they ask questions directed to believers regarding their point of view, so, this is a bad generalization. I have to note though, that it's usually when the believer is capable to articulate a proper answer using their own words.
2006-07-20 05:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by Oedipus Schmoedipus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Trying to sell me faith as though it were another consumer product doesn't work. And it doesn't necessary mean that "You don't care". That's a cheap shot at people who CAN'T believe. It's hard to imagine a god nurturing some 6 billion humans, making individual decisions as to the appropriateness of apportioning faith, the light, or whatever. And I say 6 billion because I don't think that belief and acceptance in a Higher Power is reserved solely for the Old Boy's Club of Christians.
2006-07-20 05:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most nontheists are so much interested in the answers, but more as to why people want to belive so much. More interested in what makes you tick so to speak. When more and more goverment people use religious methods and ideas to get elected, it is a scary world. This country could easily become a christian nation if we are not careful. That means a very heavy handed goverment, with no interest in the rights of the individual. Lets be honest, a christian nation, would have little freedom.
2006-07-20 05:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by Arcturus R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trouble is, scripture is something made up by human beings... and that is unarguably true, *even if* you believe it was inspired by a deity, or whatever. The fact remains that it was written by humans, and no-one disputes that. So, if you quote scripture you're not really citing evidence of anything (well, perhaps a very weak form of evidence, i.e. hearsay), and therefore citing scripture to back up your answers doesn't really give your answers much credibility - especially as no-one has ever, in all of history, provided one single verifiable fact or valid argument to support a supernatural claim.
2006-07-20 05:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't say this for all atheists out there, but to me, the most annoying thing about Christians is that they always shove their ideals and philosophies down my throat and up my a.ss while trying to convert me. You know what? I'm happy the way I am! I used to be catholic and I hated every minute of it. I went to a catholic grade and high school and it was very tyrannical and borderline dictatorship. Since then I have seen all the hypocracy in the christian faith and have turned atheist.
Oh, and one more thing, at least Satan doesn't beat around the bush like god. When Satan says he's going to screw you, he's going to screw you and nothing else. Your god will leave his message to open interpretation for us to wonder and then he screws us. To me, that's not being very honest.
2006-07-20 05:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you may quote the bible for validity of your point. My question is, where is their source for information? Don't even try and say God because there is no proof what so ever he had a hand in helping write the thing.
2006-07-20 05:04:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I too was told to back up our answers by citing our source. I was also told to consider the source and find at least one additional source material to back up the first. That's the problem with citing the Bible, there's nothing else that backs it up.
2006-07-20 05:13:01 · answer #8 · answered by Kenny ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but when backing up a certain idea, do you use the book where you got the idea to back it up? If that is so, then all books are true based on that idea. You can't hold a book and say "this book is true because the book says so"
2006-07-20 05:22:00 · answer #9 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By all means, keep quoting the Bible. The more I hear of it, the more convinced I am that there is no god.
2006-07-20 05:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can question each other. But I can back my beliefs. You have a book of fairy tails. The bible does not prove anything other than your insanity.
2006-07-20 05:04:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋