Why do users on this site feel that quoting the Bible is a sufficent answer to a religious question?

Question

The Bible isn't proof to me, and I know it's not proof to a lot of other people on here. I'm almost certain that quoting Charles Darwin would be ridiculed, so why do people on this site feel that its ok to use a quote from the Bible as their answer?

This is somewhat rhetorical, I'm just sick of it.

Answer 1

your rhetoric will cost you 5 points!

Answer 2

I think the reason a lot of people give direct quotes from the Bible is to leave no room for error on their explanation. The Bible speaks about not "adding or taking away" from the words of the Bible. I don't think that the people do not want to explain... I think that they just want to make sure that their interpretation is accurate before telling anybody. But a lot of pastors who have studied the original text in the hebrew would be able to explain questions you may have. Hope this helps you.

Answer 3

This site also uses wikpedia as well as quotes from the Quran, spellbooks, catechisms, the book of Mormon and the A.A.'s Big Book. This is a forum. Christians just use the bible as their source for their answers.Maybe you haven't observed that because you are to busy focusing on what offends you than on the questions and answers.There is a variety of spiritual and religious beliefs, not just one and the other.

Answer 4

If you asked a question and someone quoted National Geographic or Encyclopedia Britannica as the answer would you think that the quote would be sufficient to answer a question if the quote was relevant to the question?

When someone asks questions about religion and/or spirituality you go to the most reliable source of information to get the answer. Here's how one prominent scientist who is a Christian put it.

"Dr. Francis S. Collins is Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He currently leads the Human Genome Project, directed at mapping and sequencing all of human DNA, and determining aspects of its function. His previous research has identified the genes responsible for cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Huntington's disease and Hutchison-Gilford progeria syndrome. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences.

“I think there’s a common assumption that you cannot both be a rigorous, show-me-the-data scientist and a person who believes in a personal God. I would like to say that from my perspective that assumption is incorrect; that, in fact, these two areas are entirely compatible and not only can exist within the same person, but can exist in a very synthetic way, and not in a compartmentalized way. I have no reason to see a discordance between what I know as a scientist who spends all day studying the genome of humans and what I believe as somebody who pays a lot of attention to what the Bible has taught me about God and about Jesus Christ. Those are entirely compatible views.

“Science is the way -- a powerful way, indeed -- to study the natural world. Science is not particularly effective -- in fact, it’s rather ineffective -- in making commentary about the supernatural world. Both worlds, for me, are quite real and quite important. They are investigated in different ways. They coexist. They illuminate each other. And it is a great joy to be in a position of being able to bring both of those points of view to bear in any given day of the week. The notion that you have to sort of choose one or the other is a terrible myth that has been put forward, and which many people have bought into without really having a chance to examine the evidence. I came to my faith not, actually, in a circumstance where it was drummed into me as a child, which people tend to assume of any scientist who still has a personal faith in God; but actually by a series of compelling, logical arguments, many of them put forward by C. S. Lewis, that got me to the precipice of saying, ‘Faith is actually plausible.’ You still have to make that step. You will still have to decide for yourself whether to believe. But you can get very close to that by intellect alone.”

Answer 5

Well, if you think it from my point of view. I believe that the Bible is true. It is written by humans but inspired by God. I am able to give answers without quoting the Bible, but that is just a human opinion.

Answer 6

It just seems to be the right thing to do.If the question is about God then the Bible seems pretty much the place to go.You go to history books for History and medical books for something medical.Math books for math etc.....People who believe in God ,believe in the word of God.Those who choose not to believe then there`s not much one can do because they probably wouldn`t except something that happened to someone that was religious either.Belief comes from the heart and it`s in grained in ones soul. I hope one day you`ll change your mind.

Answer 7

In some cases, a Christian is asking another Christian questions in a religious site. I know that there are a number of Non-Christians here and I try NOT to use too much scripture in many of my answers. Have a great week!
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Answer 8

As Darwin is supposedly science, try referring to it on the science section!
If referencing the Bible will not convince you, then you are wasting your own precious time.
As it is, scientifically, each of us will die(on average at the age of 76 or something), so why are you wasting your precious minutes of life trying to convince religious fools(in your eyes) of anything?

Answer 9

That's the goofiest question I've heard all week lol, what other answer did you expect? This IS a religious forum after all lol

Answer 10

Religious forum.
Religious question.
Religious answer.
My religious source.
You do not accept it?
Fine. I don't care.

Answer 11

The Bible is the word of God.

2Ti 3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Luk 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.