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Good Day, GreeterGreeter said:
Thank you, JeffJeffreyLloyd said:
It's not who...everyone is playing the Blame game, if it's not in IDD blaming the Catholics, then it's here blaming the whinger.....Reformed Baptist said:
Not many people have time for formal debates. What is your prediction regarding activity? Do you think more people will commit to formal debates in the future, or will it be as slow as before?nyj said:
...and to add to nyj's post, i would think that all people who profess to be good Christians would support a non-confrontational approach.nyj said:
True. However, isn't it telling that we have time to spend hours arguing back and forth pointlessly in IDD threads informally? Really, when you get down to it though, while researching your topic (which is always a good thing) will take some time, I would be willing to bet that the time it takes to have a formal debate and the time we devoted to just arguing back and forth informally will even out.InquisitorKind said:
It will more than likely drop. IDD was very active, but IDD was also prone to people "going off" half-cocked. That was never a good thing, and Christians of all denominations were prone to that bad behavior (myself included). That is, I believe, the main motivation for switching the focus in IDD. The more careful we have to be with our words, hopefully the more calm and rational they will be.InquisitorKind said:
I believe we shall see the true motivation behind certain people. Those who just wished to argue will bow out of IDD (and may leave CF altogether), and those who truly wish to discuss their faith and the differences between them in a rational manner will commit to the formal debates.InquisitorKind said:
How do you figure? My formal debate with Defens0rFidei took many, many hours (there was no research required) and the time spent on that debate would be worth at least four or five weeks of doing consistent, informal debate.nyj said:
Unfortunately, my view of human nature is much more cynical. But we should hope for the best.
If some of the people who call themselves "Christian" actually represent a church that teaches heresy, then it is good to refute their errors and prevent people from accepting them.debiwebi said:
Sorry, that is not my intention. I was only taken somewhat by the idea that the time spent formally debating a topic and the time spent informally debating would even out.
The thing is we all have different beliefs and I can biblically base mine as well as you can base yours. It is your Church that has determined what is to be heresy and mine may not think that it is. If I were a JW or Mormon I could understand your argument, but if I told you that I do not believe we literally burn in hell and that it is symbolic you would probably tell me that is heresy to your Church whereas to mine it is not. And For you to tell me otherwise is wrong. You can disagree with me but to call me a heretic is the same as me calling you one for preaching that it is literal. I use the scriptures to back up my words and Jesus' example. I put what the bible says before any man because that is what it tells me to do. And because the bible can be interpretted so many ways. So I pray and I ask for his guidance and I read it for myself always and I never take it out of context.InquisitorKind said:
