Why do people spend so much time worrying about what other people do?

Question

From a religious/spiritual standpoint, wouldn't your time be better served looking after you and yours?

Who cares if someone is gay?
Or likes to get drunk on the weekends?
Or has unmarried sex?
Or does drugs?
Or reads Harry Potter?

When a person's behavior crosses the line (stealing, murder, drunk driving) then it becomes everyone's business. Until then, why can't we just butt out?

Answer 1

AMEN!!!!!! Thank you!

Isn't it amazing you would actually get a thumbs down from someone because you don't want them prying in your life and demeaning you? Wow, I am yet amazed another day in R&S.

Answer 2

It depends on ones level of spirituality. No one forces themselves and beliefs on others. If another feels guilty,some has hit home. Man was inspired by the spirit of God to write the Bible. So it is said to not shoot the messenger.

That is where you are wrong! When a persons behavior crossed the line to hurt others or themselves. It is not only the worlds business it is God's business. He does deal with it accordingly. He does it in his time. He will get the glory out of it. Every knee shall bow now or later and every tongue shall confess now or at the end that Jesus Christ is Lord. That is a mandate and a promise. I would rather bow now then later. God's says do not worry. I do not worry,but I shall tell the truth in season and out of season. What does God's word say about a thing. Just walk away,you said ,now it is up to that one to ask God to forgive and repent. I wish it was a matter of a book called Harry potter...God is bigger than that. Man needs no help; he does well all by himself,he looks for someone to blame...why am I like I am. Driven away by his own lust and sin. Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord shall deliver them out of them all. The precepts of God are not an argument. Line upon line, here a little there a little. Luke 6:45.

Answer 3

I think people are obsessed over what other people do because they are too insecure to acknowledge their own faults. Also, pointing out supposed faults in others makes people feel good because usually they are just jumping on the bandwagon and a majority of people simply have to be in with what everyone else thinks is cool.

It all boils down to the fact that in this day and age 95% of people (especially in america) do not have their own identities or are too ashamed to be themselves and so they just condemn someone elses actions so they are accepted because it's the popular thing to look down on drugs or laugh at people who read harry potter or any of the other things you mentioned. It is horribly annoying and as time goes on it just gets worse.

People need to be more concerned with who they are and deal with their own problems, no matter who you are you have something you are trying to avoid confronting by outcasting others.

Answer 4

that was amazing to me to. But history shows that most wars are fought trying to make someone believe what the other one believes. The Catholics tortured Indians, the Spanish inquisition. From Muslims killing other Muslims because of a minor technicality in their believes.
Most of humanity could not progress because all their efforts was in trying to control other peoples worship and thinking.
From prohabition to stop people from drinking to taking drugs. Killing women for premartial sex. I always wondered why not the men? To if the world leaders decided to be communism and to stamp out religion then no one could believe that way. Power over others I guess.
From parents forcing children to one nation forcing another nation to have democracy. When Iraq wants a totalian dictatorship. But US says no, you want democracy.
King of the hill, I get to say what you can do, thing.
Men love to tell women or other men what to do.

Answer 5

The reason is simple. Its because we live in something called "society". Where we socially interact with other people, we notice differences about them, and how they differ from others. If in our societal role, whether we are taught to dislike a particular trait or quirk of someone, that is how we label them. It is nigh impossible to look at every human being as a distinct individual in every way, and each person knows it (thats why many times, stereotypes are partly true).

Hope this information enlightens you.

By the way, I have had unmarried sex, AND have read Harry Potter.

Answer 6

Some ppl's lives are so boring and useless, they can find pleasure and fun in poking their noses into other individuals business inwhich they have no point in doing. It doesnt have to be religious ppl who do this. But in my small amount of time on earth i've noticed that extremely religous ppl do look down on others who don't live their day to day lives the same way!

Answer 7

Good point! I keep my personal life very private! To the point that we have no guests. People are too judge mental...and nosy. We may have taken it extreme, but I love the fact that no one will knock at my door when I am least expecting. Or judge me for what I choose. I honestly think some people feel better about their own life when they are judging others.

Answer 8

And it's not like this hasn't happened before (except for Harry Potter, but we can put in there 'reads banned books'). I can only tend to myself, and I will do that.

Answer 9

It's the religious way. Read the propaganda and rhetoric of the bible or talk to a bible thumper and you'll become a "sheep" in no time.

Then find other impressionable and lost people and brainwash them. It has been going on forever... and as long as there is manipulators and the manipulated there will be religion.

Answer 10

Extremely well said! I certainly have plenty of tending to do in my own house, how can I find time to watch over someone else's kids? Or home? Or life? I can't!

God bless you for the crowd control.

Answer 11

Harry Potter rocks. One more month.