Do you avoid irrelavent questions?

Question

Do you avoid these type of questions:

1. Question about someone else's faith.
2. Question about something you don't know.
3. Question about something you can't relate.
4. Questions you can't really answer.
5. Questions that would promote hatred and racism.

As for me, as a muslim, I tend to avoid these sort of questions. If I saw a Christian question about Jesus and I never went in there and go screaming "JESUS DIDN'T DIE ON THE CROSS!".

Yeah sure my religion teaches me that but hey, my religion is my religion, not yours so, I don't.

Another thing I always avoid is the Islam Vs. Christianity questions.

No matter how much I hate the hypocritical Christians, I can never bash Christianity itself, because I have Christian friends as well. No matter how well the point my fellow muslim gives, I can never support him. Because he is like the pot calling the kettle black.

So back to the question,

Do you avoid specific questions?
What sort and why?

I don't know, sometimes I get annoyed.

When I ask fellow muslims questions about Islam, some Christian comes in and scream "ALLAH IS A PAGAN MOON GOD!"

Of course I can easily refute him in 2 seconds, but then arguing with him is like the special olympics; you're still retarded if you win.

And of course when this happens:

You ask a question about religion, what is your religion, what do you believe in, stuff like that. Religion.

Then an Atheist comes in and talks on and on about atheism, the strange thing is whenever someone said "Atheism" is a religion, they get offended and yet they still answer that particular question.

Answer 1

Sometimes I am answering irrelevant questions but I will give him irrelevant answer too.

If I can sense that the question is foolishness, I give him foolish answer sometimes.
jtm

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean by "irrelevant" and how you've lumped all these questions under the same type of question but..

First of all, you shouldn't make statements (like "JESUS DIDN"T DIE ON THE CROSS") that have nothing to do with the question at all..

Second of all, I would never avoid answering a question - even if it were about someone else's faith and even if I didn't know enough to answer the question!!!

I think you should ALWAYS answer ANY question BUT at the same time point out how credible of a source you are - for example if someone asked me a Christian question (I'm not Christian) I would say "I'm not really sure but from what I know this is what I think..."
The onus is on the questioning party to evaluate my credibility and to verify how biased/accurate etc. my answer is. Again, as long as I make it clear how much I know for sure, I can answer any question.

Also even if you know nothing about a topic you can still read an argument and judge how objective it is and how valid the logic used was.

Hope that made a little sense..

Answer 3

Hi!

I am glad you bought this up.

First it is my belief that no question is irrelevant. I am genuinly interested in what people of different beliefs and views have to say. I have learned a great deal about people and their beliefs on here. No, it is not useually scholarly. However, it does inform regarding peoples feelings and how they interpret their beliefs.

No one likes to be insulted, but I think on a dialogue based thing like this one has to take it as a given that it will happen and either reply to it or let it go. If it goes too far and is just so racist or sexist that it breakes the law we can report it.

I have been amazed in a good way how for example racists are delbt with one here. LOL! WOW! The responses they get are for the most part very harsh! As they deserve, LOL! I find that really interesting and frankly I have been pleasently surprised by it.

Intellegent dialogue that does not agree with my beliefs I welcome. For the other side of that. I am not a Muslim and at this point have no Muslim friends so to go to read a question posed to Muslims is insightful for me. I don't go in a judgemental way because I have so little experience with your faith. If I see something I want to challenge I hope I will not offend you by doing so but it is debate and dialogue. I want to hear your reply.

Now, I have slammed some Christians and will slam anyone that is crossing the 'fundemental' (LOL!) principals of human rights or someone who I feel is just outright lying. Example, if some one refers to me as evil because lets say I am a Pagan, well they are going to get serious feedback whether they were talking to me or not! I won't not appaulogize for that!!! That is only fair that I have a right to defend myself and my beliefs. When I get lumped in with Satan I through him back to the beast who associated me with this creature I despise.

I will go to a Mormon site because they teach lies about First Nations people here in North America and their missionaries are always bothering my family so I turn the tables on them! In the past I just ignored them but they need to be held accountable since they are trying to go main stream by sweeping things under the carpet and trying to look like a regular Christian church. I do this as an informed oponnent! Not inignorrance!!

When people do these things you may not know the whole story behind why they are taking something on. If the challenge, coment or retort is at least reasonably intellegent, though you may not aggree with it you have the option to reply.

No one dominates this forum. Far more people would condem my beliefs on here than yours. So, I ask you to open your mind a little more to this community that you are very much a part of and embrace these things as growth experiences.

Peace through understanding. I am glad you are here!
From a Pagan.

Answer 4

I have christian friends and I bash them all the time. You know why they're still my friends? because I'm a good person and they are too.

I don't avoid any of those questions. If I don't know an answer i will find it. if it pertains to something religious, I will tell them how I feel. As far as I'm concerned there is no true answer, no right answer to religious questions so they're always subject to being disproven but there is always an answer to everything else.

Answer 5

Sometimes. I can't say I would attempt an anser if I didn't have one. Sometimes I will givean answer even if I consider it a foolish question. Partially to try to try and satisfy my comedic inclinations and partially to expose and respond with what I think is an adequate response to a question that is desinged to frustrate or offend others. It helps me t not take things too seriously although I wonder att imes if it causes others to question my sincerity.

Answer 6

Relevancy is in the eye and mind of the beholder.

If those questions you listed are so irrelevant to you why are you even posting a question about them.

About your statement, "Of course I can easily refute him in 2 seconds, but then arguing with him is like the special Olympics; you're still retarded if you win.'"

If you refuted his statement that makes you the winner so you are in fact the retarded one based on your cliche about the Special Olympics.




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Answer 7

There are some serious members really need answers or clarifications.
And if I can give any sincere answer that may be beneficial to some one and if any one get some benefit from my answer (God knows best), I think this is my duty as well to share and spread knowledge I got from some one.
Now there will be no messenger or prophet to come , therefore it now our duty to continue spreading knowledge we got from Holy prophets.
It is Obligatory to every Muslim to call humanity towards truth, and share knowledge sincerely.

Answer 8

I do not answer questions types such as 2 and 4. id rather go answer a question which i have more knowlegde on to answer. And believe me ive got a hell of a lot to learn, even in my own religion.

Answer 9

I avoid the questions that don't immediately grab my interest.
Other than that, I, like so many others here, wade on in and proffer my opinion, welcome, accurate, fair or not.

I like your question. It's well thought out.
Actually what I like about it is the eminently quotable quote -
"Of course I can easily refute him in 2 seconds, but then arguing with him is like the special olympics; you're still retarded if you win".
It's that kind of subtle, cynical sarcasm that makes reading these pages worthwhile.

Thank you.

Answer 10

> As for me, as a muslim, I tend to avoid these sort of questions.

This attitude seems good. I don't care about people's religion, as long as they don't get all holier-than-thou on me and preach or push laws that promote their beliefs. Still, I have to ask, what does your being muslim have to do with your attitude?