Why, when a question geared towards a specific group,?

Question

ie christians, atheists, islam etc, do people of opposite beliefs answer the question? If you do not belong to (or never have) that particular belief system, why even bother speculating?

Answer 1

Wel I've read the bible, i am agnostic, and I can understand athiesm very easily, so i answer those questions, as far as islam, i plead ignorance so i avoid those questions.

Answer 2

I don't even mind if people at least are respectful and address the question. I've seen many "xxxx-religion ONLY" questions that I had knowledge of and was able toanswer. One of my earliest best answers was to a question from a young muslim lady who wanted to know if it'd be haram to keep a ring her boyfriend gave as a gift that she knew he bought with stolen money. She was specific she wanted muslims only to answer -- but I answered. Very first thing I did was admit that I was not a muslim, then carefully showed in the Qu'ran verses that seemed to answer her question. She liked the answer enough to best-answer it, even though I wasn't muslim.

But when someone comes onto a specific-group question and answers as a whole other group... that just plain freaking sucks and is a lousy, disrespectful thing to do.

Answer 3

It's possible to be a "former" member of a group and still have knowledge on the subject. Likewise, one may have studied many belief systems and still know the answer to the question even if they aren't "practicing" that belief system.

Answer 4

This isn't a space in which you can decide whose opinions you solicit. It's an open forum.

And your use of speculation is wrong. Plenty of people outside your pet group can offer intelligent answers based on education and experience without recourse to speculation.

Answer 5

When questions are asked of Christians, I feel it's ok for me to answer since I was on that side of the fence for nearly 2 decades. Experience!

And actually, I feel just fine answering questions directed towards any group because, despite the request, Yahoo! TOS doesn't specifically bar me from answering any questions despite the stipulations the individuals users may try to assert.

Answer 6

well i'm agnostic and i feel that i can shed some light one way or the other as i as catholic and protestant anyway i have read the qu'ran 3 times but i don't usually answer many questions directed towards islam as there aren't many questions directed towards islam in the first place nor do i feel like getting involved in that particular situation

Answer 7

Becaus ALL questions can be answered. This is Religion and Spirituality.

You need to understand the definition of Spirituality.

Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit. The spiritual, involving (as it may) perceived eternal verities regarding humankind's ultimate nature, often contrasts with the temporal, with the material, or with the worldly. A sense of connection forms a central defining characteristic of spirituality — connection to something greater than oneself, which includes an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence. Equally importantly, spirituality relates to matters of sanity and of psychological health. Like some forms of religion, spirituality often focuses on personal experience.

Spirituality may involve perceiving life as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's world view; as contrasted with the merely sensual.

Certain forms of spirituality can appear more like philosophy: note in particular the scope of metaphysics.

Spirituality, according to most adherents of the idea, forms an essential part of an individual's holistic health and well-being.



Spirituality in religion often carries connotations of a believer having a faith more personal, less dogmatic, more open to new ideas and myriad influences, and more pluralistic than the doctrinal faiths of established religions. It also can connote the nature of believers' personal relationship or "connection" with their god(s) or belief system(s), as opposed to the general relationship with a Deity as shared by all members of a given faith.

Those who speak of spirituality as opposed to religion generally meta-religiously believe in the existence of many "spiritual paths" and deny any objective truth about the best path to follow. Rather, adherents of this definition of the term emphasize the importance of finding one's own path to whatever-god-there-is, rather than following what others say works.

"Being spiritual" may have a goal-directed side, with aims such as:

simultaneously improving one's wisdom and willpower
achieving a closer connection to Deity/the universe
removing illusions or false ideas at the sensory, feeling and thinking aspects of a person.



The distinction between the spiritual and the religious became more common in the popular mind during the late 20th century with the rise of secularism and the advent of the New Age movement.

Answer 8

Many people here, like myself, were raised as Christians and later in life, for whatever reason, became atheist/agnostic or whatever. Being raised Christian, I think we have a very good idea of what Christians of our denomination of origin believe and have no need to speculate.

As for others, it's just to get their 2 points.

Answer 9

Because no question that's asked here is only asked to a specific group. No matter how many time you write "CHRISTIANS ONLY!!1!!!" or "MUSLIMS ONLY LOLOLOL!!1!!!" or whatever, this is still a public website, and your asking everyone. People need to keep that in mind.

Answer 10

Sometimes you may actually have a semi-informed opinion, or be concerned. As an ex-Evangelical, I get very concerned when Evangelicals talk about feeling guilty for their sexual desires or wanting to watch a certain movie.