why do ppl always do that?

Question

ppl ask each other about the religions they dont know and make rush decisions
if they want to know about islam,christionty,judism why they dont ask scholers or do reseach or find sites to explain this religion to them
instead of seeking for answers from ppl who might not know anything about it either
for knowing more about islam visit
www.irf.com
www.islamonline.com
www.islam101.com
www.muhammed.net
www.islamway.com
www.amrkhaled.net
for everyone have longlife full of knowledge
thanks to u all

Answer 1

Generally, people are ignorant of how best to research religions. Also, I have found that when ppl question me about my religion, it doesn't matter what I say--- they made up their mind before they asked me.

Also, I have found that when ppl ask about Islam in an online setting, many times they are doing so to start a fight--- not to sincerly learn about Islam (this is probably true for ppl asking about Buddism, Christianity, or whatever.

I am not Muslim, but it angers me when ppl fail to learn about a religion (Islam, Judaism, Christianity, etc) before criticizing and condemning it.

Answer 2

Religion is ritualized behavior; faith is what someone believes.

When a person inquires about another's religion, most often the asking person is attempting to learn more about the theology of the other person's beliefs. Conversation provides an efficient way to learn not only the basic theology, but also any "required" religious observances mandated by theological conservatives.

It has been my experience that a person both (a) claiming a particular faith, and (b1) unable to articulate the rationale for his or her faith, or (b2) substantially unfamiliar with the theological underpinnings of that faith -- doesn't know what he or she is professing to believe (and ultimately doesn't have any belief).

For this cause, I have grave concern for the so-called "Christian community," which is comprised almost entirely of persons both (a) ignorant of the significant parts of their claimed faith and (b) misled by spiritual leaders, layperson authorities and "church" officials.

I was once a Christian employee in a Muslim's business; there, almost every other worker was a Muslim (I was outnumbered 12:1), and we were all open regarding our respective faiths.

I invited their scrutiny and counsel, and they accepted mine -- probably because we had no religious agenda: we each were doing our best to know the Truth, and to be better persons.

I learned a lot about Islam, and I think they learned a lot about Christianity (as opposed to Churchianity, etc.)

In every crowd, there are "bad apples," each of whom usurps the verbiage of one or more faiths in the furtherance of ideological corruption.

Unfortunately, those persons are effective in obtaining recognition by the masses; consequently, inaccurate stereotypes are formed and perpetuated.

Thus, there is legitimate curiosity. Unfortunately, there are jerks that ask rhetorical questions in an effort to "bait" their prey. How you determine the character of the person asking you about your faith is -- a matter for faith.

Live in peace :)

Answer 3

1- This Yahoo site is supposed to be based on honesty, which means if someone does not know the answer he should not talk about anything he does not know.

2- Unfortunately most of the websites you mentioned are mainly for marketing Islam, which means they are selective in their answers and sometimes they ignore certain authentic references.

Answer 4

Ignorance

Answer 5

People aren't on Yahoo looking for answers. They are amusing themselves. If they wanted (valid) answers, they would use Google or another search engine.

The vast majority of people posting questions or answers in the religion section are promoting an ideology or "preaching."

Answer 6

Another one is http://www.islamqa.com or http://www.harunyahya.com .

But websites and scholars aren't always dependable either - simply b/c websites may not be made from actual Muslims, and it's hard to tell sometimes. And sometimes, scholars may add their own ideologies into the education they spread, and so it is vital to turn to the Qur'aan for answers, as well as Sahih Hadith (Authentic teachings of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) to learn about Sunnah (way of the prophet, peace be upon him.) And also, to ask Allah to make your heart understand the truth - He is the only one who can guide whomever He wishes to guide.

Answer 7

see this at the bottom of the page? This is what one of my answerers told me when I asked the very same question.

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Answer 8

people do it because they don't necessarily want to be open minded. They want to find something out on the same intelectual level that they are on so that if it's an answer they don't like, it's easier for them to pass judgment rather than be open minded and have to take in new information, process it and then remove the judgment element.

Answer 9

Why don't people read the actual texts from which the religion is derived from, before they criticize another religion or speak in the name of it?

Answer 10

they dont ask scholars because they make the religion seem less real, they dont explain it in a personal way. if you ask someone who believes in the religion, sometimes you can get a better answer because they dont care about facts and figures and their beliefs are stronger.