If you ask me a question, why should I answer in my words when God has answered in the Qur'an. For example the people at the time of Muhammad asked him about alcohol, God revealed:
''They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some) benefit for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they ought to spend. Say: "That which is beyond your needs." Thus Allah makes clear to you His Laws in order that you may give thought." (Qur'an 2:219)
2007-05-30 05:01:20 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have wondered this myself.
This section is Religion and Spirituality. I expect to see scriptures from the Bible and Qur'an and whatever else people may read. We don't have to believe it. But after all this is the RELIGION section. What do they expect?
2007-05-30 05:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Old Hickory 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because there isn't the tinyest scrap of evidence that what is written in the Koran, the Bible, the Torah, the Vedas, Grimm's Fairy Tales, or the Comic Strip, came from or was approved by any "god".
All books, "holy" or otherwise came right out of the minds of people. They might have believed that some sort of "god" or "allah" told them what to think and write. That's just a superstitious fantasy.
You might reverse your question to, " Why do religious people get annoyed when non-believers think your "holy" books are fiction " ?
2007-05-30 05:14:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think if Thiests want Athiests to take them seriously, then you can't quote scripture. That would be like a Christian using the New Testament to proove to a Jew that Christianity is the "true" religion or that Jesus is the Messiah, or a Muslim using the Qur'an to witness to a Buddhist that their religion is "true." If you want to be taken seriously, you have to have a common ground and quoting something that others don't beleive in will get you no where.
2007-05-30 05:20:32 · answer #3 · answered by Liesel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because you should be smart enough to realize that it is a complete waste of time and paper. If one does not believe in a god, any words purporting to come from such are simply hot air. This, of course includes the Qur'an, which, since it contains errors, cannot be the authentic word of any god.
2007-05-30 05:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, in the case of the bible, I've already read it and it didn't make a good impression. But when I ask a question, I want it in your words, because I can't be sure you really understand the answer if you're just quoting scripture. Besides, I don't see it as a valid source of information.
2007-05-30 05:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you use words in a dusty old bronze age tome, to try and somehow prove that a god exists, er sorry.
I have read many books and just because the books have been written does not, by any stretch of the imagination, mean that the things in them are either true, or real.
2007-05-30 09:34:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't get annoyed at someone quoting the bible anymore than I would get anoyed at them quoting Marx or Moby Dick - allusion is a perfectly acceptable rhetorical device.
Just don't expect me to give any special weight to such an allusion. Quoting scripture may be an effective way to state your position, but it can't be held up to a non-believer as 'proof.'
For example, the quotation you provide - perhaps because of the translation - is not all that clear. You would have to expand upon it to get your point across.
2007-05-30 05:09:59 · answer #7 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
An Oxford Professor once said the idea of people not believing in evolution is like not believing that a tornado could rip apart a junk yard.
2007-06-01 16:43:17 · answer #8 · answered by Scott B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only reason it bothers me is because if i asked you, and a christian the same question, you would both quote some obscure passage of your book and that wouldnt get us anywhere. depending on the question, i want an answer in your own words, how you feel about it, or why you have come to such a decision. i would never ask, what does page 3 paragraph 4 say? so i wouldnt want that as an answer. those books mean nothing to me, as i only see them as books of stories. its great that you read more into them, but it doesnt help in answering questions because you basicly quoting fiction in my opinion.
2007-05-30 05:10:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It only annoys me if religious people post their scripture and expect me to believe it just because that's what their holy book says. They should consider that not everyone believes in the same holy book that they do, and that many people here believe no holy book at all. I don't have a problem with them supporting their answers or arguments from the Bible, but I just want them to acknowledge the beliefs of others and think for themselves a little bit.
2007-05-30 05:07:58 · answer #10 · answered by Gary 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋