If you believe in something but can't prove it, can you use it as a valid argument? Specially with the Atheists?
2007-09-25 04:24:38 · 25 answers · asked by Mr. Beef Stroganoff 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am NOT arguing if you can or cannot quote the Bible, it is your right backed by freedom of speech and religion. I am just saying that it may not do much if person you are arguing with will not accept Bible as a valid source.
2007-09-25 06:56:07 · update #1
Christianity is something that is an observational experience. You can quote from the bible to illustrate a point, but you can't just point to the bible and say "See?" Honestly if God were to appear right now in front of every atheist they would just think it was some guy in a costume. Christ and the father have to be experienced ona personal level.
If someone tells me going to the gym improves his quality of life, and that everyone should go to the gym I would call him a liar because my life is great without the gym. This is an example of another situational experience. Faith is like this.
Unfortunatly since atheists rely soly on physical evidence it doesn't matter what we say.
2007-09-25 04:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they haven't any evidence as properly the perception. There reason to have faith pop out oftentimes from their fears and the bible perpetuates and supply convenience for that worry. once you notice a guy or woman who can in easy terms reason in a definite direction, understand the direction is in keeping with an result. the result's the two genuine or a perception. no rely if it somewhat is a perception, then the reasoning would be meaningless. If the muse is genuine, then the clarification is of a few fee. you may in no way see the entire of certainty, yet what they might do is be tentative of their own reason, until extra tips or adventure will enable for extra suitable intensity to understanding yet understanding is often constrained. that's what the theocratic hate by way of fact they love issues and the worldwide to establish and confident, like Newton regulation of action. They love issues to be linear so the worldwide and existance make experience however the extra you're conscious, the extra issues grow to be unclear and one might desire to continuously be open to reason and tentative to statements approximately existence.
2016-11-06 08:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quote from sources where I get knowledge, and yes, one of those is the Bible. It's not a Christian's problem if the Atheists don't "like it" as they say. I heard on tv program someone said "If God answers all our questions, where is the room for faith?" Thought that was pretty good!
2007-09-25 04:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by dawnUSA 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you are tryng to demonstrate what the Bible says, then sure. I could use Shakespeare as a source if I were trying to demonstrate an Elizabethan perspective on an issue, or if I wanted to argue that Shakespeare said such-and-such. Or if the Bible said exactly what I wanted to say, then yes, I could use a Bible quote to express my position.
2007-09-25 04:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends on the argument
An atheists is probably not going to believe anything taken from the Bible, but if the debate is over what is said in the Bible it would be effective to use actual biblical quotes.
2007-09-25 04:28:30 · answer #5 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use quotes from the Bible to support or illustrate your opinion, just as you can quote Aristotle or Hobbes or Shakespeare. Whether this is likely to convince an opponent is a whole other question.
2007-09-25 04:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by surlygurl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can use any argument anywhere for any purpose, but is it expedient, efficient, effective?
is it helpful to say the bible is true... because it says so right here in the bible.
"If A is true, then A is true."
"A is true."
"Therefore, A must also be true."
It appears valid to me.
2007-09-25 04:49:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
athiests will not believe any scripture that you would use to validate your belief ... b/c they don't believe the bible is true.
i have a brother-in-law who doesn't believe the bible is true.
there is nothing i can quote & no biblical proof or argument that he will believe.
it is true that w/o belief, they cannot be reached.
2007-09-25 04:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by t d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It cant be used as a factual support for an argument but instead can be used as a example of morality among a group of people.
2007-09-25 04:27:33 · answer #9 · answered by duckgod1330 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If someone doesn't believe the bible, using it to argue is pointless, Most athiests believe in the big bang theory, so I usually ask them how "Nothing" can make "Something".
2007-09-25 04:28:20 · answer #10 · answered by swapitall 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋