2006-09-08 07:34:21 · 47 answers · asked by ~♥~ *CHEEKY* ~♥~ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Their imagination is unable to grasp the love we Christians feel for God, they know they will probably never experience that kind of love, and Gods love is the quintessence of all that is pure, and real, and these people left out, they pretend they don't care either way, but they just cant help themselves, the urge is so strong they feel they need to know about Christianity...God truly does work in mysterious ways.
2006-09-08 07:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The reasons are different for everyone, but I'll tell you some of my reasons.
Do you remember that kid in school who was way too old to believe in Santa Claus, but did anyway? Remember how all the other kids made fun of him? I didn't. I tried to talk to that kid and convince him that Santa wasn't real, without hurting his feelings.
I see it in the same way. God is not real. The only benefit you get from believing in god is in your own mind. You devote 1/7 of your days to paying homage to a nonexistant entity, and donate 5% to 10% of your income to an organization whose only true interest is in controlling people's lives.
I don't like to see people wasting their time and money on false hopes and empty promises. I try to help people see that there is no divine plan for their lives, and no eternal reward for being a sheep.
I know, from experience, that it is not easy to accept the idea that we are alone in the world. People want to believe that things will be OK, because god is looking out for us. People need to believe that mommy is in a better place now, instead of just being gone forever. But just because you need to believe something doesn't make it true.
The reason I ask questions, which I hope are thought provoking, is because I hope to get people to think, and I mean really think, about their beliefs. Whether I change your mind or not, at least I got you to think, which can't be a bad thing.
A lot of people tell me that I am a bad person, trying to lead people away from god, and that I will be punished. But I like to think that I am doing good. I try to get people to see the fairy tale for what it is. And, if you still believe in god, then that's fine.
God warned you that there would be people like me anyway.
2006-09-08 07:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by Danzarth 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In an attempt to understand why so many people would believe in something so unbelievable.
Most people who don't believe in god have very inquisitive personalities... which is usually why they don't believe in god.
2006-09-08 07:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some people like Greek mythology too, but what if the president believed in Apollo and started a war after talking to him?
2006-09-08 07:37:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I ask questions that will force theists to rationally analyze their beliefs, in most cases. And that's my only goal. For the most part, I'm not concerned with their actual answer. As long as I make them think, I've done my job for the day. Getting people to think for themselves, rather than accept simply what they're told, is what all non-believers want from the theists. Because we know, as soon as that theist starts to actually think about his beliefs in the supernatural, he will lose them. Logic dictates this, not us.
2006-09-08 07:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason people who believe in God(s) ask all kinds of questions of atheist. People can't leave one another alone.
2006-09-08 07:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I Don't I only ask questions of the hoodwinked as to WHY they might be so silly to believe in things with no empirical data to show they exist. (Gods)
2006-09-08 07:37:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they want to see other people's opinions on the matter, and maybe give their own on why they don't believe in God.
Another reason is they could be trying to decide subconsciously whether they believe in him or not.
2006-09-08 07:37:29 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin J 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The questions are typically against christian beliefs about god:
Why would god let babies suffer?
They are questions to provoke thought, and show the inconsitent nature of what god "is", and what theists claim god to be.
2006-09-08 07:37:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
For me it's curiosity and a desire to understand how believers think. I'm always interested in ideas and practices that play such an important role in the lives of my neighbors of faith.
2006-09-08 07:40:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋