2006-07-04 02:41:55 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
but ed, i find your Q serious. thats why i respect you. keep it up dude.
2006-07-04 02:55:47 · update #1
No...the majority of the time they are searching for answers. They are not happy at where they are in their life because it did not turn out how they want it too. If they are asking questions, usually it is because they do want to believe but are too angry to have faith and want "proof" or they want to try to make a Christian person lose faith so they will be as miserable as they are.
2006-07-04 02:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. It depends on how the individual thinks and phrases a qn. Also when you think that they are trying to be funny, they are infact not, these questions are usually important to what makes a person believe or not believe in christianity or any god in general. I have an atheist friend who frequently asks questions that "if there is god/holy spirits and they are around us, then would'nt they be air? We'll be breathing them in and out, inhaling and exhaling. frm your noses, and out who knows where." Sounds funny, and paints a funny picture in ur mind does'nt it? But it was a serious qn and THe element of rationality is there for her. Not trying to be funny.
2006-07-04 10:08:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. To some of us skeptics, the question of why irrational ideological forms occur is a proper subject of study & research. It is part of philosophy, anthropology and psychology.
Obviously some of it is amusing. For example, there's nothing quite as hilarious as the bizarre rhetorical contortions some Christians wil go through to "explain" the "Trinity."
UPDATE:
The most pathetic answers try to paint skeptics as "ignorant." Even though I now you won't, you could verify where the skeptics ply their trade and use their brains. Since they are a dominant force in all branches of intellectual endeavor, I can only assume you use "ignorant" is some special way - some way not related to its normal definition. Perhaps you mean an "ignorant" person is one who does not accept the authority of unexamined mythology.
2006-07-04 09:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are serious I suppose, some are just making statements and trying to pass it of as a question.
Same as quite a lot christians that ask questions about atheism and/or science. Idiots are abundant in any group.
2006-07-04 09:48:18 · answer #4 · answered by evil_tiger_lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think some are-and they're usually not very skilled at humor-some are, i believe, insecure in their lack of belief, some (and i suspect there are far more than care to admit it) are secretly looking for someone to lead them to faith, some are so sure that there is no God that they feel they MUST show us ignorant Christians the light, and some are, for lack of a better term, just plain jerks...
2006-07-04 09:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they've got a burning in their heart to know the TRUTH. How silly is it to believe that all this happened by total accident!
2006-07-04 09:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by luv_nun_awuther 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trying being the operative word.
2006-07-04 09:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by bobm709 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.Some can be ignorant,and some serious.You cannot base a question on there faith,but on the person themselves.
2006-07-04 09:45:41 · answer #8 · answered by Mac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i usually start the day off serious and then delve into humor after someone says something stupid and i feel obligated to make fun of that person
2006-07-06 10:24:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes. Humour lifts the spirit.
2006-07-04 09:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋