Dogmatists, do you like it when other people use their dogma to combat the beliefs of your dogma?

Question

It seems that on here when asked a question about your personal preference in something (like in my pre-marital sex question of yesterday) alot of people will just answer "The [insert_holy_text_here] says that we shouldn't do that" or "It goes against my [deity] in that he doesn't want us to do that".

My question being, how do you like it when someone cites their own book in response to yours? Have you reasoned out if and why what you say is true, or if not, what seperates you from the dogmatists that claim the opposite? Are you reletavists?

Answer 1

Absolutely

You ask for opinions in a forum like this; and if you post a question in the religion section and want answers that are not opinions based on religion then you should ask it somewhere else on the forum.

Let one person cite the Bible, one the Torah, one the Koran, and three the covenent between Frith and the Rabits of Watership Down... if that is what someone's oppinions are based on they should cite it... unless someone specifically addresses their question to a certain group.

Answer 2

I think it's perfectly fine that others cite their holy books. In many cases they are true. What religion does not have rules regarding marriage, murder, and stealing? However, after thought and study, one must make decisions. I assume you have done that and have arrived at a conclusion. I have also. I am convinced that Christianity is true. Atheism won't hold water; it is too simple; it does not deal with the issue of the altruistic nature imbedded in humanity. Furthermore, Christianity is the only faith to my knowledge that attributes to God the entire work of salvation. Man receives it as a gift of His grace. All other faiths require good works. The question always is this: Have I performed enough of them? Christianity has the answer. What Christ did is enough. No other religion approaches this concept. There are other reasons to embrace Christianity, but let's leave it at that.

Answer 3

Others are just being stubborn about their dogma, because they devil blinded them to the truth, which I happen to have found.

Answer 4

Is there a Michael Vick joke in there somewhere?

Answer 5

I don't think they have a problem with it. They know that it comes down to who's right and who's wrong, and they believe that they're right.

Answer 6

Watching "dogmafighting" is like watching people pretend to swordfight with nothing in their hands.

Answer 7

Well, it is a dogma-eat-dogma world... 8^|

Answer 8

Well, like most people I could careless what anyone says, really.

Answer 9

Dogma with gun beats dogma without gun!

Answer 10

My god says it's a sin to believe in your god, which makes your god false!!!