Timeline for How to avoid pointless disputes when questions assume a specific doctrine is or is not true?
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| Jul 6, 2022 at 11:59 | comment | added | Steve can help Mod | We live in a world that is more grey than some black-and-white viewpoints will admit, and is also more black-and-white than some grey viewpoints will admit. On C.SE you can specify a shared 'framing' that closely resembles the way you see the world, and that helps you get answers that relate to your question. In BH.SE we anchor on texts but can't really escape the relationship between theological concepts and interpreting texts about God; we can and should expect a diversity of answers that don't agree with our own theologies, without getting drawn into debates. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 11:56 | comment | added | Steve can help Mod | Generally I'm in full agreement with the approach you've outlined here. But I'd add that not everybody is looking for a 'petty debate' and some are genuinely trying to exegete a specific text, even if their worldview is strongly framed by certain philosophical concepts. It's tempting to write off anybody who writes from a different perspective as being overly 'fixed' on it, but I think a lot of disagreements can be solved with patience, kindness and understanding. | |
| Jul 2, 2022 at 13:15 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | The referenced question is now closed. Thanks for making it explicit that that is the appropriate response. | |
| Jul 2, 2022 at 13:14 | vote | accept | Ray Butterworth | ||
| Jul 2, 2022 at 11:38 | history | answered | Michael16 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |