(May 23, 2012 at 6:29 am)gringoperry Wrote: To give a bit more reasoning as to why I choose to debate this way; I have often observed Christians using loaded questions, in order to make the person answering look as though they are stupid. Furthermore, I don't generally debate scripture anymore for the very reasons you have given - I don't have enough knowledge on the subject. When I do; which I assure you is something this is guaranteed to happen, I will be happy to debate with you on a level playing field.ALTER2EGO -to- GRINGO PERRY:
Unfortunately, I've met people like that at other forums, so I sympathize with your position. But I can assure you that my questions are not loaded. I genuinely want to understand your viewpoint so that I can help you see for yourself what the Bible actually teaches.
If I merely tell someone the hellfire doctrine is false, they will view it as a personal opinion coming from me. Later on, someone else might tell them the hellfire teaching is indeed a Bible teaching, and they won't know who to believe. That's why I present people with viewpoint questions—along with the scriptures—to force them to apply logic to their Bible reading. I'm trying to get people to "discover" the answer so they cannot be swayed by misinformation.
