Is it really just a big waste of time to try to have an engaging conversation about religion or spirituality with someone who insists that a bat is a bird?
(or who comes up with flaky explanations to rationalize things like that away?)
Of course, most christians acknowledge that there are some things in the bible that are outdated and need to be understood as the writings of a primitive people by our standards (esp, the old testament).
So I'm not mocking christianity with this question.
I'm just asking about the wisdom of even trying to engage fringe fundamentalists in an intellectual discussion.
Do other christians ever get frustrated with these people?
If I were a christian, they would drive me nuts.
2006-08-31 02:54:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Trying to engage fringe fundamentalists in an intellectual discussion is impossible since they are intellectually disconnected from the real world.
2006-08-31 03:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes! even with in the church I go to I try to talk in an insightful way about what they might have meant or what they were going through and I try to put the meaning into words or phrases that we use today and I get complaints that I am over there head and I am thinking way too deep for that early on a sunday morning. What are we aupposed to do?? read something we don't understand and just accept it? We all need to have a translationnow and then.
2006-08-31 03:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by memorris900 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faithbots occasionally exit their program loop. But you aren't talking to rational people who engage in critical thinking in the first place, so don't expect a reasoned response.
2006-08-31 03:01:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's just sad to me that on their death bed, their going to be thinking "holy crap, I wasted my life by refusing to live and learn"
Will it accomplish anything, probably not. But you have to admit its pretty darn entertaining sometimes.
2006-08-31 03:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by Allison L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i beg to differ a true christian believes in the entire bible not just the parts that support their theory at any given moment.... and try to find other things to talk about...... you seem quite intelligent... but learn to agree to disagree.. wouldn't it be boring if everyone thought the same and believed the same..... be patient with the less wise
2006-08-31 03:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by casz1968 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
is the problem the translation? cause if its someone who says its right in the english, they are a moron, move on
im about to close this browswer and do work
2006-08-31 02:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I was always driven nuts by those people.
2006-08-31 03:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by m_thurson 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
LMAO. Yep that's about how stupid some of them seem to be.
2006-08-31 03:15:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋