For example, you must pray the will of God in order for prayer to be answered; you must believe the Bible in order to understand the Bible; and the Bible is the Word of God, therefore it is true.
2007-07-16 04:41:20 · 7 answers · asked by UpChuck 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For those of you who do not know what tautological means.
Tautology (logic), a statement of propositional logic which can be inferred from any proposition whatsoever.
In other words, it means that you can make up any argument at all to support your assertions. It's a classic logic trap.
2007-07-16 04:48:56 · update #1
dewcoons: Those examples were in fact tautological. You are incorrect, -1 for you! You can infer anything you wish from the starting point.
2007-07-16 08:48:55 · update #2
Because most religion is circular. It can't stand up to intense scrutiny so people leave an out for it.
"How do you know God exists?" "The Bible says He does" "Where's your proof that the Bible is true?" "The Bible says it is" "That doesn't make sense" "You just don't understand because you don't believe. Read the Bible and see the Light."
2007-07-16 04:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jake S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem with your question is that none of the example you gave are "tautological".
Since prayer is asking God to do something, of course he will only do it if he want to. That's just common sense.
Since what you believe will color anything you read or see, if you have already made up your mind not believe something, you will be unable to see the logics to it. So of course you will not understand the Bible (or anything else) if you have already rejected what it says. Again, just common sense.
And finally, if the Bible is divinely written by God, then it is true. You can argue whether it IS the word of God. But if it, then it is true. Again common sense.
If you are looking for tautological agruments, none of the examples you gave qualify.
2007-07-16 04:55:02 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not necessarily so. You can understand the Bible with or without belief, and you can believe the Bible with or without understanding. Saying otherwise is a common oversimplification.
But the union of the two is when it becomes really good.
2007-07-16 04:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by buscadora78 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3:23
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
"But God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:9-10
" If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". I Jn.1:9
2007-07-16 04:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What's the problem with that though? Why would you WANT to understand something you did not believe?
2007-07-16 04:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because that's the only way to get people to fall for that sort of crap. that's why.
2007-07-16 04:49:01 · answer #6 · answered by superwow_rl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cuz He favors His own who are humble and willing to listen....lets use $1 words...i dislike looking up stuff constantly
2007-07-16 04:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋