Religion

2015-05-25T16:34:26+00:00

May 22, 2015 by Fr. Dwight Longenecker Heres why: 1. Most of the internet atheists Ive come across are ignorant - I dont mean theyre stupid necessarily, or that they are bad people. I dont even mean they are uneducated in their particular field, but most of them are ignorant when it comes to religion. By this I mean they just dont know stuff. I dont blame them for that, Im ignorant about rocket science, how to do a brake job on a car, the rules of cricket and micro biology and a pile of other stuff. However, religion is one of the areas I do know something about so its difficult arguing with people who think they know it all about religion, but dont. 2. Most of the internet atheists are religion blind the way a person might be color blind - Arguing religion with this kind of atheist is like expecting a color blind person to be an art critic. Furthermore, many of them are religion blind but think theyre not. Tough one. 3. Arguing religion doesnt work - This is also why I dont argue with Protestants, Buddhists, Mormons, Seventh Day Adventists and Moonies or members of the Church of the Four Square Gospel of the Sixth Revision. For a person to understand and connect with religion they have to go on an honest search themselves and really seek the answers. Seek and you shall find and all that. Arguments dont really fit with that model. However, if a personany person is an honest enquirer and wants to learn more about religion Ill spend all the time in the world trying to point the way. 4. There are better debaters out there - Sometimes argument works for some people if they are really searching for an answer and want to have an honest discussion. I think there are many good natured atheists out there who do want to argue in an open minded and intelligent fashion. They should connect with a website like Strange Notions run by my friend Brandon Vogt. Hes set up an excellent site where people can conduct good tempered, rational conversations about God and religion. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2015/05/twelve-reasons-why-i-never-argue-with-internet-atheists.html

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. hrmjustin May 2015 #1

Might as well walk into a cement room, walk over to the wall, BANG your head randys1 May 2015 #2

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2. Might as well walk into a cement room, walk over to the wall, BANG your head

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Mon May 25, 2015, 12:44 PM

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against it 12 times, will get about the same results as trying to talk someone out of their notion of a god.

Cant prove there aint one, so you might as well start the banging

I know you and other Dems here are religious, and I think as long as you vote against the republican/teaparty, then you are fine with me and I love you no matter what..

As to ignorance, I wish. 12 yrs of Catholic school and then 4 yrs in my 20's as a devout born again xtian reading scripture daily.

anyway, while the OP waits for the fight he is clearly trying to start, I am going to