2007-08-09 12:32:54 · 22 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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(A question mark didn't appear in the question and apparently I must enter at least 10 characters here.)
2007-08-09 12:33:50 · update #1
I'm a Christian and even i don't read any of them.
I dont' quote it either.
2007-08-09 12:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
I read it if it is interesting, but I see your point. Answering a logic question (if that is what you are implying that the atheist is posing) with scripture weakens the argument of the Christian because it references a source the atheist does not accept as true. It makes it sound like either the respondent doesn't understand the atheist's question or cannot summon the logic on his own to answer it.
Or you could assume that the Christian CAN answer the question but thinks the scripture quotation says it better than he can.
2007-08-09 23:01:26 · answer #2 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on what type of question I've asked.
Sometimes, I will request scripture to back up a claim, or I'll ask a question directly related to the Bible. In those instances, I'll read every response, all the while hoping that no one gives me a long copy/paste.
For everyday questions, if I receive a short verse I'll read it, but more than a few sentences? Nope.
2007-08-09 19:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, copy paste is not fun. But, if a particular question quotes the scripture in a wrong way, there's no way to answer the question without quoting the exact verse.
I've had a lot of copy paste of evolutionary fundies, and that's not interesting either.
2007-08-09 19:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by ann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm actually a Christian, but I have to point out it is pretty pointless to use scripture to try to convince them of something. I know they don't believe the Bible, so why would some scripture from a book they don't believe change their mind? Honestly, if I were an atheist, I would skip over it too.
I'll use scripture to explain MY viewpoint or to explain why I believe what I do, but I don't expect it to change their beliefs or opinions. Hopefully, they read it in the context it is used.
2007-08-09 19:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by melissa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Strangely, no matter the question, they nearly all copypasta the same dozen or so passages. It would appear that the theory that Atheists are more knowledgeable about the bible than believers is not so far from the truth.
2007-08-09 20:49:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arguing from scripture is neither logical or reasonable.
They arguing using the same scripture that is in question to begin with. It's like quoting Huckleberry Finn to argue the nature of life on the Mississippi.
2007-08-09 19:39:15 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I find a scripture that says the opposite. It's easy to use the Bible to justify just about anything.
2007-08-09 19:51:42 · answer #8 · answered by Beavis Christ AM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only on the rarest of occasions. And never one of those long cut and paste jobs.
2007-08-09 19:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, my eyes glaze over immediately upon seeing scripture.
2007-08-09 19:39:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Depends what it is & how long it is. If it is relevant then yes at least some of it.....if it is just a lot of cut & pasted stuff that has little relevance then no.
2007-08-09 19:42:02 · answer #11 · answered by SonoranDesertGirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋