Why do catholics try to use logic?

Question

Why do catholics and Christians try to use logic, when trying to prove Atheists wrong. Everything they believe is based of a completely illogical book, while what Atheists believe is based off thinking logically.

Answer 1

Logic and religious beliefs often don't mix.

Answer 2

Hang on there,

Everything Catholics believe is NOT based on an "Illogical" book and are you telling me that all Atheists think logically all the time?

Catholics believe in much more than the Bible alone, we have the Old Testament (Bible) and the New Testament (Bible) we also have the traditions of the Catholic Church that Jesus started and the Sacramental tools to stay in the Grace of God. You have to think back to the time of Jesus (which is documented from a Historical and Religious point of view) and think about the teachings of Jesus, they were written into gospels (books). O.K. the books and teachings AND examples that Jesus gave us are in the books, words, AND tradition that we hold to. So the Catholic Church started 300 years before the Bible.

But good luck with the logical thinking......

Peace!

Answer 3

The majority have no real understanding of what they try to defend - even though there is logic at the core - they repeat the platitudes they are programmed with. If you're an atheist you are on the right track, trying to apply rational thinking. They will never dig any deeper for the truth. There is a relationship between mind and reality that all religious traditions have at their core. Someone has grasped it and expressed what they've seen, but it gets lost in translation and most people don't have the capacity to understand anyway. Do a search on mysticism and you'll get a clue or two. Hang in there and keep using your reason!

Answer 4

we use logic because our reasons have a logic foundation. It is supportable by logical argumentation. Not all Christian explanations are done using the bible my friend, you should read St Thomas Aquinas and His five rational proofs of the existence of God. Proofs that were formulated first by Aristotle, a pagan. Surprised? This is because the truth does not belong to a single group or book, but it is, and all truth comes from God.

Besides, don't commit the fallacy of assuming that atheism is logical, because is not. The atheist possition is self-refuting because in order to deny the existence of something you must have the proof that that something doesn't exist. If you don't have such proof, you are just making an assertion, an opinion, a straightout abject rejection that you can not sustantiate.
Just because you don't see something, it necessarily means that it doesn't exist. The same as deniying something as true on the sole basis of your not understanding it. these last two positions I mentioned are fallacies. So, who is being illogical?

Answer 5

That analogy assumes that all atheists are smart and all christians are stupid. The only way you can truly prove to yourself which is right is by believing in what you believe. That is the only way. How can it be that another person is right and I am wrong, when my argument has nothing to do with that which is. How can it be then that their opinion or mine for that matter matters at all? It does not matter. All opinion is a spoof, and all that matters is the self eternal. Even if the opinion is persuasive it matters little unless true happiness is established. I mean, come on, people. Think here! If you're happy, it's good, if not, something ain't working.

Answer 6

Sweetie. Catholics ARE Christians. There is no Catholics AND Christians.

I've never tied to prove my Atheist friends are wrong.

Your statement is utterly untrue. There are just as many illogical Athiests as there are illogical Christians. There are just as many logical Christians as there are logical Atheists.

Answer 7

Since when did logic, as you call it, become a god? Oh I remember now, since you decided you were smarter than most Christians. That is probably why God said He uses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. I use my logic to believe in a God that reveals himself to me. To believe in anything else after so many revelations would be illogical. Since God himself said he would, through his spirit, show to those who seek him, the wonders of his glory, you have missed a most logical step. Apparently your logic is different than mine. This illogical book is understood best by those who have logically and spiritually decided to try the formula. Having tasted of its goodness I want more of this great spiritual logic that i have found. I know now that this completely logical book that cannot be understood broadly, by most people, is misunderstood only because of being unable to logically follow instructions.

Answer 8

Atheism is not based on logic. They deny that God exists and can not prove that he doesn't exist. Agnosticism is the logical religion saying, I don't know and can not prove anything either way. They are honest. Atheists just want to disprove everything and they fail at it.

Answer 9

First of all Catholics ARE Christians. And the Bible is not illogical, if this is America and people can think what they want to, why not just leave it alone. You believe what you want to and let the Christians believe what they want to. And your tone is degrading to Christians, making us sound like backwards people.

Answer 10

Catholics use logic because it uses reason. Reason is essential for knowing God. Also, it's fun to prove people wrong with such obvious proofs of beliefs like God's existence and other Catholic doctrines.

Answer 11

Why do you think that it is logical to suggest by your post that Catholics and Christians are too different species, need I remind you that Catholics are in fact Christian.