(April 24, 2015 at 2:55 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:(April 24, 2015 at 1:50 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Even outside the issue of religion, I hated my teachers telling me to read something or watch something blindly without having an idea of what the message was.
If you are not willing to inform me before hand what I am getting into, don't bother. The best cons inside and outside the issue of religion, rely on the mark going in blind.
If your argument is valid, it should not bother you at all giving a summary of it first.
I agree to a point. It does smack of dishonesty and insecurity if you pull that tactic. You should not need to resort to this if you are confident of your position. It is the mark of a poor debater. It does not necessarily negate his or her opinion, however.
NO, if your argument has a valid point regardless, then the odds are it is universal and does not prop up personal bias. Good scientific method never argues "trust me".
No that isn't why I posted this, it is more a general warning that it is a red flag inside and outside religion when someone starts off with "just trust me".
