| Alara317 said: o why don't I like debating religion? Well, it's because there's no winning a debate with a religious person, and it's NOT because they're right or my arguments fail (neither statement is correct.) I won't debate religion because even if I spent two weeks straight explaining why each and every detail in every bible ever was wrong, debunking myths or explaining how science has a better, more accurate answer, I will never, ever convince the devout that perhaps they need to be a bit more rational and critical of their faith. |
Judging from these lines, you not debating religion doesn't seem like a big loss.
Well that was provocative on purpose, so let me explain: It is not your views, from what I've read your views on this topic seem very close to mine. It is because these lines give me the impression that you have a somewhat strange understanding of what debates (about religion, but it probably applies to other topics as well) that you take part in should be like:
You want to "win" the debate with the religious person, because you're absolutely convinced that they are wrong and your arguments are good. But no matter how great you explain to them, you're usually not going to convince these people, which of course just shows how stupid and irrational these idiots are.
In my language I would call this behaviour "oberlehrerhaft", and I think there is little point in debating with such a person, whatever the topic is. Because when you're going into a debate completely convinced that yours is the one and only truth, you consider everyone who has a different view wrong, and whatever arguments they say, you won't really listen. You are convinced that you are right, so whatever they say, you'll only try to find the logical fallacy that you know must be hidden in there.
I really think you're missing the point of a debate. You seem to consider it an easy competition that you should come out of as a "winner", while the positive effect on the inferior minded that you debated with should be his opportunity to enjoy the fruits of your enlightened mind. But as soon as you realize that it's not as easy as you thought to convince these people, it starts to annoy you.
Maybe I got a wrong impression here, but that is the impression I got from these lines.
