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PostPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:59 pm


Alright it's been a while since this guild has been up and running but it's time to revive it. I'll start with a comment I hear quite often when I disagree with someone's interpretation of a particular passage. "You are using man's reasoning". What exactly is man's reasoning? When are we not using man's reasoning?

Personally I think man's reasoning would be trying do something wicked and justifying it as doing God's work. Like those that believe blowing up abortion clinics or the WBC protest of military funerals.

Thoughts, opinions?

Ever encounter someone using this flawed argument? Care to share?
PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:18 am


I usually see it as a cop out term to justify an argument or a theological reasoning you hold, whenever someone states that something makes no sense, or is illogical, or cruel or against perceived aspects of God, people smack back with "You are using man's reasoning" which is nothing but the ultimate get out clause of "God is right, so there"

By simply stating something is correct because you attribute it to God is falicous and a horrific example of special pleading.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:31 am


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I usually see it as a cop out term to justify an argument or a theological reasoning you hold, whenever someone states that something makes no sense, or is illogical, or cruel or against perceived aspects of God, people smack back with "You are using man's reasoning" which is nothing but the ultimate get out clause of "God is right, so there"

By simply stating something is correct because you attribute it to God is falicous and a horrific example of special pleading.
Exactly. Maybe you might be able to provide some insight but why do you think this cop-out is accepted? I'm completely at a lost on this.
PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:45 am


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I usually see it as a cop out term to justify an argument or a theological reasoning you hold, whenever someone states that something makes no sense, or is illogical, or cruel or against perceived aspects of God, people smack back with "You are using man's reasoning" which is nothing but the ultimate get out clause of "God is right, so there"

By simply stating something is correct because you attribute it to God is falicous and a horrific example of special pleading.
Exactly. Maybe you might be able to provide some insight but why do you think this cop-out is accepted? I'm completely at a lost on this.


It's accepted mostly out of fear or inabbility to logical disprove it.

By Definition we give God (Usually loosely defined) attributes such Omniscience and Omnipotence, which define him as All Knowing and All powerful, along with these comes the fact that he would know the best possible outcome , reason and course of action for every perciable event or thought.

This put's us obviously at a mental disadvantage, because however smart we may be , God is smarter, however perplexing or logically unfeesable a concept may be, God can understand it.

So when we dont understand something or "God Forbid" disagreewith something, well...bless our little socks, it's allright you just dont understand God, because your only thinking "With Man's reasoning" which is inferior in every way.

Who are we to question the innefable YHVH?

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 6:04 am


Samuels Fourth Call
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I usually see it as a cop out term to justify an argument or a theological reasoning you hold, whenever someone states that something makes no sense, or is illogical, or cruel or against perceived aspects of God, people smack back with "You are using man's reasoning" which is nothing but the ultimate get out clause of "God is right, so there"

By simply stating something is correct because you attribute it to God is falicous and a horrific example of special pleading.
Exactly. Maybe you might be able to provide some insight but why do you think this cop-out is accepted? I'm completely at a lost on this.


It's accepted mostly out of fear or inabbility to logical disprove it.

By Definition we give God (Usually loosely defined) attributes such Omniscience and Omnipotence, which define him as All Knowing and All powerful, along with these comes the fact that he would know the best possible outcome , reason and course of action for every perciable event or thought.

This put's us obviously at a mental disadvantage, because however smart we may be , God is smarter, however perplexing or logically unfeesable a concept may be, God can understand it.

So when we dont understand something or "God Forbid" disagreewith something, well...bless our little socks, it's allright you just dont understand God, because your only thinking "With Man's reasoning" which is inferior in every way.

Who are we to question the innefable YHVH?

Thank you so much. I hope more jump in on this discussion.

I guess I'm going to amend the OP to include recounting experience of encountering someone using this "logic" to prevent the thread from dying here.
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