Do people get offended when...?

Question

...I say that I don't believe anyone knows the truth about god(s)? And that because of this, I don't believe any religion on earth is right?

Why? I'm curious. Please explain.

I ask because, when I express this belief, I tend to get a lot of thumbs down. I see I already have one here. Heh. Guess people expressing beliefs differant from yours are offensive to some, eh?

TTC, it dosn't offend me. But I've gotten thumbs down, plus some pretty nasty e-mails, from people who apparently can't stand the fact that I believe what I do.

element_op, I fail to see how I am "confised."

Answer 1

I am not offended because I share your skepticism of organized religion (face it, if you have a building, you've got bills and you will whore the faith to pay them light bills if it comes to that).

I want to say it all depends on whose ox is getting gored but no, it's really not that at all. It's like some people only seem to have that one ox and it is sacred (becuase we're told it is) and therefore must, when being presented in an open forum like this, be treated with utmost respect.

What I can't stand is when I say something expecting thumbs down and I don't get 'em. I feel like I've lost whatever touch I once had.

Answer 2

It does not offend me. You have a right to believe in what ever you want to believe in. It does not have any barring on me in the slightest.
Yet your question is why do some people get offended.... I guess it is probably that as they were growing up, maybe in a strict home where they were told this is how it is on EVERYTHING and had no choice but to accept it. Maybe that is why.... or maybe they are just control freaks and want everyone to think as they do. Some people are way to full of them selves and think that their way is the only way and that if some one does not think or believe in what they do.... that they must be against them. Then there are also the ones with mental problems and that explains it all with those ones. Really tho, every one is different and we have our own beliefs and feelings. I'm a christian and I am proud of it. Yet I don't get offended when some one says they don't believe in any, or that they believe in something else that contradicts what I believe. I just pray for them, and let them be them.

Answer 3

Yes, I imagine some people get offended by that. Even if you think that everyone is equal and has the right to believe in what they want to believe in, they don't always believe that themselves. A lot of people push their faith on others, are extremely narrow minded, sometimes even violent. Religious people usually believe that they're 100% right and no one else is, that anyone who believes in something different "is on the wrong path".It's usually only spiritual/nonreligious types that are more tolerant. I wish this was not true, but 90% of the time it is. Look at the US government right now and all of the problems in this country. If people seperated religion from the state so many of these problems wouldn't even exist.

Answer 4

I'm a born again non-denominational Christian here and i don't get offended at all. Everyone has a right to believe what they want. I think that people who have a religion should not try and convert others. It was my experience that God took me back without any help from anyone else and i think that others should be given the same chance. It's their CHOICE.

Answer 5

Well, I'd say its like asking a drunk or a child to be logical and INSISTING on an answer. Trying to get a child to explain why they lied about something trivial is impossible...so they get frustrated and annoyed.
Same with religious people. People are religious because they were TOLD to be. Usually by their parents. They don't know WHY they are religious, only that they are. Trying to get them to explain WHY they are religious is impossible. People are religious because 1) they were told to be and 2) they are afraid NOT to be. A vast majority of people who claim to be religious haven't even read their doctrine (Bible, Koran, whatever), so that doesn't help their case.
What is even more frustrating to religious people is when they are confronted with ABSOLUTE truth that the King James Bible is false and made up, they STILL get offended and refuse to use logic. (Misquoting Jesus is a great book proving the falsity of the KJ Bible, writ en by a priest no less!) And just like a child who is frustrated, their only outlet is to be offended.

Answer 6

I agree. I would say most movements on earth are all elementary at best and most religions become an actual obstacle to growth, it inhibits one to progress further down mysticism/spirituality by it's limitations. None of these know God, life is not about joining an religion. All religions are equally flawed, you not going to find truth in any religions of this world not beyond superficial nonsense sense it's all entry level.

Only way to know God is to know thy self. Like Socrates plato, and many others said. Wow even Jesus said it look, ""If your leaders say to you, 'Look, the (Father's) kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the (Father's) kingdom is within you and it is outside you.

When you know yourselves, then you will be known, and you will understand that you are children of the living Father. But if you do not know yourselves, then you live in poverty, and you are the poverty." (thomas gospel, by many scholars estimation the purer source of Yeshua's saying dating back to the 2nd- 60 A.D)

Gary, that quote from Corth, was talking about the babies in Christ that were the seekers in Corth. Paul had to give them milk, not meat, because they were too carnal. Odd how people try to apply that to some person like girl that asked the question. It's not hard to preceive literalism, you just open the book and negate all reason.

Answer 7

You're confused and rightfully so. Religion is very complex,controlling,guilt instilling, and everyone has something something different to say. I have studied metaphysics for many years and have found it something to relate to. It is the study of universal law and is the core of all belief. Some of my favorite writers are Emmet Fox(Power Through Constructive Thinking and The Ten Commandnents) and Florence Scovel Shinn, which I recommend her compilation of her 4 books). It's not complex reading and it's written in a language you can understand. Start with a basic understanding that makes sense to you.

Answer 8

I'm not offended by any attack on my beliefs or any misrepresentation of it. Therefore, no what you believe does not offend me.
Why? Because my beliefs do not need to validated in that manner and so are no effected by other peoples opinions of them. This is not arrogance, I am simply content with what I believe and why I believe it. Therefore, I cannot and do not look down on others who believe differently.
If they choose a mocking tone, then I can reply in kind.

Answer 9

I don't give thumbs down because someone may disagree with my Christian belief and knowledge of the truth. That's no reason to give someone a thumb down. From what I remember of your questions, they seemed pretty reasonable to me. And no, I don't get offended.

Edit: I just went back and noticed I got similar thumb downs when I disagreed with the origianal poster. Don't let it worry ya. From what I remember, you at least are asking sincere questions, or making a sincere statement in answer to the question, then don't le' the hatah's get to ya! 8^)

Answer 10

I understand what you're saying. I really don't think that the human mind is capable of fully understanding the divine. I am a very religious person, but I can admit that I really don't know if any religion is "right". What is "right" about my religion is that it helps me to have a deeper relationship with my deities. I don't know whether the details of my practice are "right", but that's okay. It works for me, so that's what I believe.
As always, your mileage may vary.