Beliefs. Why do we believe what we believe?
Posted by Chris | Filed under Religion
Regardless of what you believe, you have reasons for them. Right? Well, it seems you should. Otherwise beliefs have no basis.Let me explain—I go into the computer lab during my break. Usually, I am one of those antisocial types who likes at least a one computer “buffer zone.” However, a third of the lab was closed b/c of a class and I was forced to sit between two guys. This wouldn’t have been so bad, except they knew each other—and proceeded to talk around me. Eventually, I was drawn into their conversation, despite my best attempts.
The guy on my right was writing an argumentative paper against gay marraiges. {Disclaimer: Whether or not he actually believed what he was writing, I do not know.} He could only come up with 1 good reason against gay marraiges (and being the atypical college kid, the paper was due in 3 hours and he wanted a nice 3 point paper). Eventually, I butted in and asked why do you think gay marraige is wrong? He said, “It’s unfair to the children (if the couple adopts).” I ask what else? He says the Bible. We look up scripture supporting our truth. We found mostly Levitical law.
After that, he kind of left me alone. But I kept trying to think of another reason against gay marraiges. And the thing is…I couldn’t. I couldn’t think of a single reason (other than it being gross) that a man (or woman) and a man (or woman) shouldn’t marry. It still bothered me a couple days later, so I did some research and came to the conclusion that I couldn’t argue to an unbeliever that gay marraiges are wrong!!! So, instead of finding answers, I found more questions.
How are we supposed to argue the Bible to those who don’t believe in the Bible?! How can we argue anything (homosexuality, abortion, assisted suicide, etc.) to unbelievers without using the Bible? I thought there had to be some universal law where we could use the Bible as a reference point and not a argument in and of itself.
I still really haven’t found a conclusion. The Bible is enough for me, but how do I convice others without using it? By the way, it’s unnatural. If everyone was gay, we couldn’t reproduce.
one love.
