Why is it difficult for people to see that supporting an argument by quoting the Bible is only effective if everyone involved in the debate accepts that the Bible is the true and inerrant word of God?
Would those who disagree with the theory of evolution be convinced if someone said, "But it's written right there in 'Origin of the Species'! ?
2007-09-19 04:12:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, that kind of explanation can fly a little in Religion and Spirituality. In the science section you would have to show how the scripture was true and where logic failed. It does fail often, mostly, as far as I know, from a lack of information. No, where supposed to "reason together" and citing an authority is not enough on 'reasoning'. The reason we do that is that as brilliant as we are, sometimes the more we know about something, the more we had to short change something else. lol That's why the expression "educated idiot". On the other hand, I have hardly met a person who wasn't an idiot at times. I won't tell you how many times, I try not to keep track. Besides, people are more emotional than logical. Paradoxically that gives them more common sense. They may know the Bible is amazingly true, some just can't explain it. Ironically, almost as if to mock us, science is explaining it now, doing the explanation for us. I don't mean the current popular spirituality hype, but a few levels beyond some of that. Who would have thought?
2007-09-19 09:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by hb12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible does have some proof, what can you say of evoultion? Many of the places, events and people who are mentioned in the bible, you can see to day. The cities, the places, the events. I can not see one, just one fossil that showes any creature "evolving " into another, it just is not there. or did you find what no one else has.
2007-09-19 04:28:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The circular reasoning of Biblical Literalists shows the fallacy of the doctrine they follow. The ignore the prohibitions against idolatry and worship a book, so they can't even do the circular reasoning right.
2007-09-19 04:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They would rather believe a fictional book written by goat herders 2000 years ago.
2007-09-19 04:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would believe something if it had decades of research behind it. The fact that science will also change to fit new theories is something amazing about it.
2007-09-19 04:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by Kharm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋