I love the questions that start out with "Why do so many christians...." You know we are all different people, and view things diffrently. I guess there must be some scientific formula I don't know about that is the formula for what a "christian" is.
2007-02-14 01:58:32 · 9 answers · asked by Bryan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whose to judge what the majority is?
2007-02-14 02:03:11 · update #1
For the same reason that so many question start out, "Why do so many atheists....?"
2007-02-14 02:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People generalize because it is easier than to actually sit there and think about a specific item or thought.
Ex: Why do all Muslims want to kill "infidels"?
This is a question quite often posted here, and I can honestly say, as a Muslim myself, that this could not be farther from the truth. The majority of Muslims only want to have peace. But bad media coverage of the Middle East has cast a long shadow on the rest of us because of the actions of those terrorist in Al-Qaeda and the Shi'a.
2007-02-14 02:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by Maverick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bryan...people of all sides generalize. Part of it is because we have not taken time to research the differences in certain areas such as any religion or belief. Generalizing is like stereotyping in a way...its easier, so we do it. I apologize if I have generalized about anyone. Each of us is a special, unique individual and we should always see each other that way.
PEG
2007-02-14 02:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about any "formula", but I tend to hold christians like you as an example of what a "christian" is...
2007-02-14 02:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a simple question and answer forum that will always be the case. I try and always use the word some, others are less careful.
2007-02-14 02:01:28 · answer #5 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do all you dingdang Christians picket funerals and beat up gay people and burn abortion clinics and... wait what? only some of you do it? Only a very select few nutjobs?
What's the difference?
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But that would mean...
OH!
Was that like the same mentality that leads to RACISM, you think?
oh well... back to sleep
2007-02-14 02:07:07 · answer #6 · answered by billthakat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you generalizing that so many people generalize?
2007-02-14 02:08:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its easier to use cliches that to come up with some thing original.
2007-02-14 02:03:54 · answer #8 · answered by Bertie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not being general when someone says, "why do so many...". They aren't saying all.
2007-02-14 02:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋