Author Topic: Is it helpful or harmul? (Read 2450 times)

Änσnymσus · « **on:** February 21, 2014, 09:23:32 PM »

Questions are often asked here about imprtant moral and theologal issues.

The questioner is often looking for answers in the wrong place.

Why do people give anwers when they know that they don't know the correct answer? How does that help? Or could it hurt?

If you don't know the true Catholic answer it only does harm to others to spout off, and it sure is not helping you! On the contrary you are guilty and have to answer for it.

If you know that you do not know the correct answer, don't give an answer. If you are not sure if you know the correct answer don't give an answer.

You can reply, you can discuss, but don't give wrong answers on important issues!

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2014, 10:46:48 PM »

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Questions are often asked here about imprtant moral and theologal issues.

The questioner is often looking for answers in the wrong place.

Why do people give anwers when they know that they don't know the correct answer? How does that help? Or could it hurt?

If you don't know the true Catholic answer it only does harm to others to spout off, and it sure is not helping you! On the contrary you are guilty and have to answer for it.

If you know that you do not know the correct answer, don't give an answer. If you are not sure if you know the correct answer don't give an answer.

You can reply, you can discuss, but don't give wrong answers on important issues!

Why do people who don't know the true Catholic answers chime in and give answers that they KNOW may or PROBABLY be the WRONG answers?

How dangerous is that?

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2014, 11:41:47 PM »

Um, why is that that you think people are not allowed to give their opinions on an ad hoc message board on the internet ?

Why bother even asking the question then when you can wiki it on one of the countless Catholic almanac, dictionary, or theo boards on the internet ?

Are people just being lazy or maybe they just like confrontation ?

-crossbro

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2014, 12:31:21 AM »

I try not to ask questions I think people will give harmful answers to, and to look up the answer first myself.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2014, 04:20:47 AM »

Uneducated opinions and wrong answers that are given to questions may have serious consequences.

Good Catholics are responsible and are unwilling to give poison to others souls, instead of medicine.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2014, 11:35:18 AM »

Well, often when people do look up questions, the first thing that pops up is catholic answers. Talk of bad information! It's better to ask here, where at least people are knowledgeable enough to tell the questioner what docuмents or rulings their question is addressed by.

If you're like me and a good distance from a good priest, who btw is interminably busy, it's better to just ask here, learn where to address your questions in pre-Vatican II docuмents and teachings, than to hound your very busy priest for weeks on end before you can get the same answer you'd get here.

Or the unthinkable, find it on catholic answers and dive headlong into sin by following your 'conscience', which appears to be the advice of the day over there.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2014, 06:52:06 PM »

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Well, often when people do look up questions, the first thing that pops up is catholic answers. Talk of bad information! It's better to ask here, where at least people are knowledgeable enough to tell the questioner what docuмents or rulings their question is addressed by.

If you're like me and a good distance from a good priest, who btw is interminably busy, it's better to just ask here, learn where to address your questions in pre-Vatican II docuмents and teachings, than to hound your very busy priest for weeks on end before you can get the same answer you'd get here.

Or the unthinkable, find it on catholic answers and dive headlong into sin by following your 'conscience', which appears to be the advice of the day over there.

Yes, I agree. If you can’t speak to a good, educated, traditional priest, it is best to get your answers from pre-Vatican II docuмents and teachings rather than the wrong answers from some people here. Even if you can talk to a priest it is very beneficial to read and educate yourself from approved, traditional Catholic books.

The members here who provide legitimate answers and sources are doing others a great service.

The other members who give wrong answers are doing others a very great dis-service. They are harming them, and themselves.

Matthew · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2014, 09:15:07 PM »

Yes, those who don't have the knowledge should listen and learn, rather than post.

But even though many of them don't follow this advice, it's still quite possible to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Get to know the various posters, their age, qualifications, education, etc.

We have some very well-educated members here -- and well-educated about the Faith in particular. We have older and/or wiser members, college educated, professionals, successful business owners, members with partial seminary training, members familiar with the Eastern Rite, members from all over the world, some from large cities as well as rural areas, etc. Quite a wide variety.

Also you can tell when one "dummy" gives bad advice, because it usually gets contradicted by most of the other members.

When 1 or 2 hotheaded young guys are on one side, and most members (on a forum like CI made up of serious Catholics) is on the other side, I think you can all guess which side it's safest to go with!

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2014, 03:02:25 AM »

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But even though many of them don't follow this advice, it's still quite possible to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Get to know the various posters, their age, qualifications, education, etc.

That may be possible to do in all other sections of the forum but not in this anonymous section where many of the questioners are anonymous as well as the answerers.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #9 on:** February 26, 2014, 09:47:32 PM »

Then I shall add this disclaimer: It is the reader's response to Seek and Study, to find the correct Catholic response to the above post, so as not to harm one's spirit.
really? This is a forum. Questions get asked, answers given, corrections and teachings made.Anyone worth their salt will show the source of their answer. I don't have the knowledge, I post because I want to have the knowledge.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2014, 12:52:08 PM »

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Uneducated opinions and wrong answers that are given to questions may have serious consequences.

Good Catholics are responsible and are unwilling to give poison to others souls, instead of medicine.

This forum is loaded to the max with really knowledgeable and helpful posters. Half the people here really seem to know their Summa.

This forum is a very good place to ask the hard questions.

Otherwise, why attain all that knowledge?

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2014, 02:00:08 PM »

I have learned a lot here. Hopefully most of what I learned is right and not wrong. :smoke-pot:

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:58:48 PM »

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Then I shall add this disclaimer: It is the reader's response to Seek and Study, to find the correct Catholic response to the above post, so as not to harm one's spirit.
really? This is a forum. Questions get asked, answers given, corrections and teachings made.Anyone worth their salt will show the source of their answer. I don't have the knowledge, I post because I want to have the knowledge.

I agree, anyone worth their salt will show the source of their answer.

And if they don't, Be Careful, especially if the question is answered anonymously or if you do not know the pedigree of the person who anwers the question.

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