RE: Arguing w/ Religious Friends
June 5, 2015 at 11:10 am
(This post was last modified: June 5, 2015 at 11:12 am by FatAndFaithless.)
There's no magic bullet for which argument to use or which technique to employ. It's also entirely possible that you present an argument and they reject it, then they later hear that same argument from someone else and have a different reaction, simply due to personality interaction.
That being said, I find simply employing the socratic method and asking them questions creates a lot of good discussion, and generally leads to specific arguments after focusing the conversation.
And as for the 'debating techniques', there are people that respond better in an impassioned conversation where emotions are involved and voices may be raised, there are people that actually might respond to ridicule of their beliefs, and there are people that are used to diferent kinds of casual conversation. Again there's no list of "do's and don'ts" for me when it comes to discussing something, because everyone's different.
That being said, I find simply employing the socratic method and asking them questions creates a lot of good discussion, and generally leads to specific arguments after focusing the conversation.
And as for the 'debating techniques', there are people that respond better in an impassioned conversation where emotions are involved and voices may be raised, there are people that actually might respond to ridicule of their beliefs, and there are people that are used to diferent kinds of casual conversation. Again there's no list of "do's and don'ts" for me when it comes to discussing something, because everyone's different.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson
