Do you think its rude of believers to use passages from their religious text to *prove* stuff to people who?

Question

dont believe in their religion or religious text?

Answer 1

I don't find it rude as much as I find it irrelevant and illogical.

Answer 2

Would it be rude for someone to quote an authority on history if they are trying to prove a historical fact? Would it be rude to quote a noted scientist when they are trying to proof a sicentific idea? So why it would it be rude to quote an authority on religion/theology to try to prove a point on that?

Answer 3

No, it's not rude.

Believers look at their religious texts as absolute truth. They consider it the word of God and therefore infallible. To them, this is all the evidence they need. While that makes perfect sense to them, those of us who don't believe find this approach to be illogical.

Answer 4

properly, i think of there is a superb line. it incredibly is merely because of the fact what it is hassle-free to evaluate a element for communicate and debate could desire to be taken as offensive and impolite to a diverse individual. Its thoroughly subjective so i don't think of there is any actual thank you to define it. in my view, i don't strategies human beings disagreeing with me or perhaps asserting that i'm incorrect. What I DO strategies is while somebody tries to tension their faith down my throat. i'm Atheist, so I additionally despise while i'm instructed i visit "burn in Hell" or something alongside those strains. basic, i think of you will locate many diverse solutions for this question, yet i don't think of it is hassle-free to be seen suitable over the different because of the fact it is so opinionated. Atheist Lilian

Answer 5

Not so much rude as it is ignorant. I don't see how quoting from a religious text that has NO basis in fact proves anything. I mean, why and HOW is that proof? It's not proof.

I think it's funny when I ask for religious people to answer a question without bible quotes and I STILL get bible quotes.

Answer 6

By rude I presume you see quoting as disrespectful and failure to behave within the rules of this forum.
I don't think so.
If they really believed in their religious writings I would expect them to quote them.

Answer 7

Well, would it be considered rude for non Christians to resort to their sources, that helped them form their beliefs or lack of? Richard Dawkins, Charles Darwin, John Peacock? Virtually every body has uses some type of BOOK or text, some pretty darn old (like Origin of species) to form their beliefs.
SO absolutely NOT.

Answer 8

Well, the whole point of religion is that it breaks down to what you want to believe (or what you do not want to).
People who have faith in their religion will always use their holy books as a source of authority, which is might not be rude, as much as it is uninformed and against any shred of intellectualism in a debate.
To support a point you must use as much factual information as posible, and holy books are not factual.

Answer 9

You use the stuff you learned in books to prove your point, so what is the difference?- Actually dbytz Truth cannot be denied.

Answer 10

No, they are told in their religious text to use the religious text with unbelievers.

Answer 11

Yup... it's just a non-answer, unless the question pertained to the book, or why they believe something. Personally I think there should be more real to why someone believes than "it is written"; but if that is all they have, then that's all they have.