-Psalms 137:9
These ones mean "argument against the man" and "appeal to authority" and are used occasionally to refute an argument. For example, claiming that evolution is wrong because Darwin was an alcoholic (he wasn't, I'm using it as an example). The person who makes a claim does not have any effect on whether or not the claim is true. Just the fact that Hitler said or supported something does not make it intrinsically bad; Hitler can say good things, and Mother Teresa said some things that can be easily called into question, regarding the poor dying children of the world being a good thing, so that we can appreciate our own lives better. Just because a certain person says something does not mean it is necessarily true or false. Argumetum ad hominem is when you try to refute an argument by saying that the person making that argument is a bad or untrustworthy person. Argumentum as verecundiam occurs when someone claims, "He is an expert on the subject, therefore anything he says is right." Just because your rabbi or priest or imam or minister or a parent or whoever "has no reason to lie to you about this" (which is, in a way, untrue), does not imply that their claim is valid. All claims must be called into question and examined for legitimacy, regardless of their origin.
These ones mean "argument against the man" and "appeal to authority" and are used occasionally to refute an argument. For example, claiming that evolution is wrong because Darwin was an alcoholic (he wasn't, I'm using it as an example). The person who makes a claim does not have any effect on whether or not the claim is true. Just the fact that Hitler said or supported something does not make it intrinsically bad; Hitler can say good things, and Mother Teresa said some things that can be easily called into question, regarding the poor dying children of the world being a good thing, so that we can appreciate our own lives better. Just because a certain person says something does not mean it is necessarily true or false. Argumetum ad hominem is when you try to refute an argument by saying that the person making that argument is a bad or untrustworthy person. Argumentum as verecundiam occurs when someone claims, "He is an expert on the subject, therefore anything he says is right." Just because your rabbi or priest or imam or minister or a parent or whoever "has no reason to lie to you about this" (which is, in a way, untrue), does not imply that their claim is valid. All claims must be called into question and examined for legitimacy, regardless of their origin.
If I could make a suggestion: Romans 13 is more appropriate for this blog post.
ReplyDeleteI like your thinking, but I don't actually bother trying to correlate posts with quotes xD
ReplyDeleteBesides, if I did, I would use Romans 8:33 P:
There are none of the atheistic faith in hell freinds, know this is a truth all find. It is appointed man once to die and then the judgment.
ReplyDeletegood job on taking pieces of the bible out of context and posting them online, bravo good sir. However, I will say it is likely the same one who demonises God's Holy Unjustly and grossly out of context, is likley the same one who calls the murder of abortion a "right of a woman". Next time prove the context of the passage you quote. I will leave you with this, God will forgive your sins of heresey, lies, lust and all manner of sin. This is down through the preciouse blood of Jesus Christ who infact died for your sins. Ask God to save you and upon conviction (a Godly prompting of repentence with sorrow toward your sin in the light of his holliness, 2cor7:10) then you can ask God to forgive you of your sins in the name of Jesus, pledging your life in service to him.