Christians Only:
People are saying that you aren't capable of using your logic.
As a Christian do you consider yourself a person incapable of reasoning?
Is it difficult to make decisions in your daily life because of your "lack of logic" you are "sacrificing" for believing in God?
Do you feel incapable of growing as a person and achieve your goals?
2006-08-21 13:49:12 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Christian by the way. I just want people who claim that Christians are illogical to get a clue.
2006-08-21 13:56:44 · update #1
The assumptions you make are not fair. It is perfectly possible to be a Christian and logical. Being logical does not imply or even lead to Atheism. God is perfectly consistent with the Universe it is only that his existence cannot be proved. Logical arguments can often be displaced by assuming the wrong premises but that is not always the case. St. Anselm's proof for the existence of God cannot be criticized for lack of logic; the logic is impeccable. It can be cruised more on the basis of subtle assumptions woven into the arguments.
2006-08-21 13:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer is no to all of the above.
It actually is more logical to me to believe in God than to not. When you look at Mount Rushmore with the Presidents' faces in it you can say "wow, that's amazing that errosion from the wind and water carved out faces on that mountain" Errosion is a scientific fact and would it be possible for errosion to leave faces on a mountain...sure, but is it the more likely conclusion? Probably not - I believe an intelligent designer carved our mount Rushmore.
Is it possible that one day there was nothing but a pool of elements then one day something spontaneously started living there? Maybe...but is it more likely that life was crafted by intelligent hand? I think so.
I don't feel like I'm sacrificing anything by living a life that honors God. It's just about priorities. I didn't become a Christian until I was 18 years old. Before that, life was empty and frustrating. No matter what I had or what I did, I always wanted more...nothing was every good enough. With Jesus in my life, there is meaning and satisfaction. What's not logical about that??
2006-08-21 14:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by lepninja 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe in God, the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. That does not take any logic to believe.
Religion is a choice not a demand, You will always have others telling you that you are wrong.
I do NOT consider myself incapable, I achieve the goals that are set before me. There is a reason for everything.
2006-08-21 14:03:00 · answer #3 · answered by whenwhalesfly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you really that confused? Reasons like logic can be twisted, reality cannot be. Reason comes from logic and we know that reasons are double edge sword. One edge is mine and the other is yours, so can we reconcile that? Only reality can prove or disprove that. But where is reality when most are in a logical dreamstate. That's how the wars were made, logic made people so reasonable in that they have to disagree, argue and kill each other. So, are you really happy with your logic? Me, I'm just really fine and I am a Christian.
2006-08-21 14:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by graif 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) no I am very capable of reasoning 2)decisions are thought out and not difficult to make, God is my guide not a ball and chain 3)I feel more able to grow and achieve my goals I have the greatest power on my side
2006-08-21 14:00:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do believe I am capable of using logic, where it is necessary. But hey, if I am trusting God to lead and guide me, my logic is pitiful in comparison to His knowledge, so why bother?
Honestly, I make plenty of day to day decisions, just like any other person. What to wear, what to feed my family etc. etc. But when it comes to the "big ones" concerning large financial issues, job change or any major decision, I always go to God in prayer before making the decision. To me, that is the ONLY logical thing to do.
2006-08-21 14:00:28 · answer #6 · answered by Nelita C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I'll put it this way.
I think things over a LOT, I think for myself, I try to think outside the box, so I am very capable of reasoning.
Believing in God doesn't automatically make one a sheep. It happens, but it's not because of God, it's because of religion.
And I've grown more as a person over the past 6 months than in the 3 years before that.
2006-08-21 13:59:07 · answer #7 · answered by Booth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This question is illogical and has bad grammar. "achieving" not achieve
"Do you feel incapable of growing as a person and achieve your goals?"
"Is it difficult to make decisions in your daily life because of your "lack of logic" you are "sacrificing" for believing in God?"
(corrected version)
Is it difficult to make decisions in your daily life because of your lack of logic? Are you are "sacrificing" for believing in God?
2006-08-21 13:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by malisimo 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As a Christian, I don't have to be logical. Some people believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, so why can't I believe in a mystical God and Angels that fly around in the sky?
2006-08-21 13:56:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a christian, and like to have fun. You say lack of logic, I say you have a lack of knowledge. How can you have logic if you don't have knowledge? You think all because someone lives for Christ that they fallow hard core rules. No, that is the way man made god to be. He is your father, love him and fallow the covenant, and you can have life in the peace of mind that he made for you.
2006-08-21 14:01:33 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Head 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋