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Did Jesus commit a logical fallacy?
Mark 10:49-52
Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Isn't this questioning the beggar?
10 Answers
- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I do not see any fallacy here. A fallacy is a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning in argumentation. I do not see any in this account.
Jesus asked the beggar what he wanted because the beggar needed to express his faith. The only way he could do this was by making a demand from the Lord. (you would never ask anything from someone you thought incapable of doing it for you)
- 1 decade ago
Are you suggesting that Jesus--an all-knowing God--by "asking" the guy what he wanted committed a logical fallacy? I'm not sure I follow, but that's all I can think of.
Jesus didn't ask the guy what he wanted, because HE didn't know the answer. I assume He asked for all of those in attendance. Imagine it playing out as it could have and as you seem to suggest that it should have.
Guy walks up--in this case, the guy was blind, but what if he had a heart condition or cancer or whatever?--and Jesus simply says, I know your heart and by your faith you are healed.
Everyone would be like, "Great ... but what did He do for the guy?"
Again, Jesus was letting everyone know: This is what the guy needs me to do. This is what I did for him.
Does that make sense?
Lord bless
- MortalGuardianLv 51 decade ago
I understand the joke, and the allusion to the Begging the question fallacy. I didn't laugh, but I can at least, to some degree, appreciate your creativity. That being said, Jesus was perfect, so he never would have committed a faux pas in logic. Leave that to the realm of mortals.
Source(s): Christian. - Anonymous5 years ago
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
LOL.
This is definitely a logical fallacy inverse of begging the question. Good catch.
- vahucelLv 61 decade ago
No. You cannot see the Bible message as an historical information...
The blind are our conscience... and Jesus is the original source that must be born inside each one.
When Jesus is inside we begin seeing the real meaning of life.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
do you remember the lynn anderson song I beg your question i never promised you a rose garden
- Anonymous1 decade ago
you need to get more honest,it is not a virtue of yours,what you really need also is a higher watage light bulb.
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