the more fundamental, the more radical .. the deeper into it, the more intolerant .. i can't understand that, since every religion is about repecting others, sooo... why do i always observe ppl calling their one and only god .. isn't that a rather limited view on things ?
2006-12-21 11:57:04 · 14 answers · asked by blondnirvana 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, if you really get to know these "intolerant" people you might be surprised.
I personally found those fundamental and radical people being EXTREMELY vulnerable and insecure.
Most times you will have problems even getting to know them because to them the whole outside world seems to be somewhat hostile and intimidating.
So its a mere act of self defence, holding on tight to what they got so they wont drown.
2006-12-21 12:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by ganja_claus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the scriptures they use. I am Wiccan, but studied the bible over 30 years and preached it from pulpits 25. I can't talk about the Koran because I never read it, but the bible states many times there is only one God and obey him. The bible even said contrary to Modern christian beliefs that there is only one church Ephesians 4: 4,5,6.
According to the bible we must adhere to everything it says and we are commanded not to add to or take away from what is written and if anyone does add to or take away from it by practicing for doctrine that which is not in the bible then they have no hope and are doomed to hell, even the ones who think they are Christian thus giving credibility to Jesus asking if he will find faith on earth when he returns and his saying that broad is the way leading to destruction and narrow is the path to life. Jesus said few would be saved. Contradicts what Christians say doesn't it?
Pagans on the other hand myself included believe in many gods and goddesses or many aspects of the one god. As Wiccan I believe that religion is man's attempt to explain that which cannot be explained. Thus it does not matter which religion we embrace.
2006-12-21 20:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i don't agree with you I'm afraid. I'm a Muslim and i am tolerant of all religions. It makes no difference at all to my life if someone is a Hindu or a catholic, why should it? I respect everyone i met regardless if they have a faith or not. As far as I'm concerned people are free to believe or not believe what they like, it does not affect me or my faith in any way. At the end of the day we all have to worry about our own selves. My motto has always been live and let live.
2006-12-21 20:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some one on Yahoo suggested uncertainty and insecurity. There beliefs are so fragile that they can not tolerate any questioning of them. Also, to really understand the complexities of the Dogma would take a Doctorate in Theology. So they are kind of embarrassed that they really and truly don't know much about the tenets of their respective faiths.
2006-12-21 20:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why? Imagine this: you're sitting in a room, or where ever you choose to be sitting at. Every object around you represents knowledge. However, you choose to place boards on either side of you, blocking your peripheral vision. You can only see what's directly in front of you. You know that this other knowledge is out there - you just choose not to accept it. It's that way with Fundamentalist Christianity (or any form of fundamentalism, for that matter). For Fundamentalist Christians, if someone believes something that they don't, that person's belief(s) fall outside of the proverbial boards on their sides - the Fundamentalist(s) know this person's beliefs, but choose not to give any credit or respect to them.
2006-12-21 20:01:53 · answer #5 · answered by Nowhere Man 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow, you've asked the question of many millenia. It's something we as a species have never conquored. I think it's innate in us, part of our reptillian brain, and so will be very difficult to eradicate. If it's not religion, it's something else.
Churches, houses of worship, give people a place to belong. It's safe there, and outside of that place is so often unsafe. So inside the house of worship the people are "us." Outside the house of worship, the people are "them."
Now "us" can be expanded to other houses of worship if they pass the "sameness" test. If they pass, they're "us." If they fail, they're "them."
The "us" people are safe people. The "them" people are unsafe people. Anything "us" can find to label "them" more clearly makes "us" safer.
The more outside of "us" feels unsafe, the more "us" needs to fight to keep it outside of where "us" is safe.
The more afraid of the outside "us" becomes, the more isolated "us" becomes. That creates a self perpetuating "us"-centric society.
There are many "us" cultures in our country right now. Part of that is because so many people feel fear in their every day lives. No matter what some may say, "us" feel unsafe outside the walls of "us"-land.
It's not going to get better, either, because so many encourage the "us"-ness in us.
I hope I didn't cloud the issue for you, but it's the best way I could generalize something that has specific effects now but is a sad truth for humanity. I hope our "us"es don't destroy the rest of us before they find a better way to feel safe.
2006-12-21 20:11:12 · answer #6 · answered by decisionskills 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any difference of opinion threatens faith in their own beliefs. It strikes me as odd that religious people don't wonder why so many other people can believe so many different things with just as much surety as they possess. That everyone thinks they have it exactly right is a clue that they all have it at least a little wrong. And probably very wrong.
2006-12-21 20:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by John S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
deep in their hearts, they need to feel that they are right, that their way is the only way,,, some religions are based on that, one way,,,, one path ,,,,,,some of them even feel they must go out into the world and "save" others,,,,,,, its just a thing that is built into some religions, the intolerance,,,,,,, if you look around life, people do this with other less important issues also,,,,, they come to one conclusion, one idea or set way,,,,, and thats the only way,,,,,,
2006-12-21 20:01:06 · answer #8 · answered by dlin333 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that the more someone is into a religion, the less they care about other points of view. They disregard so much of everything else, and that's one of my biggest problems with them.
2006-12-21 20:05:32 · answer #9 · answered by TarKettle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is set up that way as a control for the masses.
look at the crusades, the Salem witch trials, etc.
GOD is bigger than any religion and all religious dogma.
MAN seeks to control what is beyond his control, to explain the unexplainable.
2006-12-21 20:01:47 · answer #10 · answered by rwl_is_taken 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋