Do Christians apply logic consistently?

[Cmass]

Do Christians engage in the same depth of reasoning, apply the same thinking skills and invite the same level of skepticism when reading claims made by the Bible as they do when reading any other claims that they encounter?

I don't think so.

As I read through page after page of this forum, I watch otherwise highly articulate, logical people (albeit with "faith problems") create more and more elaborate - often bizarre - stories to hold together utterly nonsensical claims. There is no consistency in what they chose to believe and not believe.

One bible story is just a metaphor while another is literal - it all depends upon the debate and who is debating.

It comes across as a silly, fragmented belief system in desperate search for some way to justify it's existence and find evidence that it is real.

If you were to replace "Christianity" or "Jesus" or "God" with any other subject, would you treat it with the same level of "faith"? The claims made by the bible are absolutely astounding to say the least. If I was to make such claims, you would be very skeptical. No?

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Confused wrote:

Could it be, has this thread finally found resolution? Nope. I still thing we are where we were 20 pages ago. Do Christians apply logic consistently?

I certainly hope this thread continues in "sin-dication" since I'm still getting "token" residuals from it!

Confused: NO, my OP has not been properly answered. Unfortunately, since I have been extremely busy of late I have not properly monitored this thread to keep it from veering all over the freeway.

Do Christians apply logic consistently? I still don't see any evidence they do. But I'm open to being corrected. I would actually be much more relieved if I was wrong.

- Chris

Then let me give you an ambiguous non-answer. I think some do and some don't. I think if you look at Micatala, he applies logic fairly consistently and appropriately, though he will also tell you that there are somethings that he believes that are illogical to a non-belieiver, though logical to a believer. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have those like jcrawford who doesn't even attempt to apply logic at all and make some of the greatest fallacies of all time. I think you also need to consider which form of logic they are using. It is easier to defend a Christian belief with inductive logic than it is with deductive logic.

Now to give even less of an answer: on the average, no I don't think most Christians use logic consistently. But I think that they are honest in their faith and honestly don't see the illogical fallacies of it.

I am sorry, I don't think I helped at all. Maybe after I get some sleep I will better be able to answer it.