2 Timothy 2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Arbitrariness is a sin.
Normally, a comment like this doesn’t really deserve a response. However, I believe it’s important to identify the need for clear, cogent, and articulate arguments.
We live in a society and culture that rely on emotionalism and opinions rather than a strong defense of their claims. I do not know whether @Flame-born777 is a Christian. If they are, then they have neglected an important responsibility as a believer. That is, to provide a thoughtful Scriptural response to what they believe to be true:
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1Th 5:21)
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But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: (1Pe 3:15)
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Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. (Col 4:6)
Respected Apologist Dr. Greg Bahnsen once explained that the two great intellectual sins were (1) arbitrariness and (2) inconsistency. Our apologetic and defense of the faith must be deliberate, well-structured, and reasonably grounded in Scripture. Arbitrariness is fleeting and random, a demonstration of the flesh rather than the spirit and the mind. And inconsistency violates the nature of God and His word (2 Cor. 1:18).
Flame-born777 simply expressed an unsubstantiated opinion. They offered no real premises or conclusions. Responses like this seem to be based on the idea that stating your opinion is a sufficient defense of your ideas.
This kind of response is unchristian, unbiblical, and reflects the spirit of this wicked generation.
It’s intellectual cowardice.
The believer is under no obligation to respond to this. I believe it deserves critique to edify other believers. So I will leave this week’s Battlefield Notes response with this principle: “Hitchens Razor.”
Coined by journalist, author, and well-renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens, this philosophical razor is usually stated as: “What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.”
It is an adaptation of the traditional Latin legal and philosophical maxim: “Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur” (What is freely asserted is freely denied).
Key Principles
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Burden of Proof: The foundational rule of logic that whoever makes a claim is responsible for providing the supporting evidence. The listener is under no obligation to disprove an unsubstantiated statement.
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Logical Economy: It prevents endless debates over baseless assertions, saving intellectual energy for arguments backed by verifiable facts.
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Symmetrical Dismissal: If someone uses zero factual weight to build an argument, you require zero factual weight to dismantle it; a simple rejection is logically sufficient.