Why do religious folks get mad when non believers ask genuine questions?

Question

Why get mad when we point out the innacuracies or nonsense in the religious books?
Most of us are trying to understand why you can't see the horrors and the lies in religious books,we're not here to mock you or criticize you.
So why the anger and the rage directed towards atheist and others who don't agree with you?

Atheist don't get upset when showed their so called flaws...
Most of them try to show a point by using logic and common sense.

Answer 1

the story of Patty Hearst... a woman taken hostage, brain washed, then protects and assists her abductors... it's like that with christians... religion is a form of slavery... the worse thing is they don't even feel the threat of the gun at their head, in the beginning of the christians movement, the Roman Catholic church they use to murder people denying the church... the christians did the same, witch burnings, but today the majority of our countries frown of this behavior so we are free to walk away... brain washing a deadly place to want to stay.

Answer 2

I find it rather odd that you say religious folks, not all religious people get mad when they are asked honest question from someone seeking knowledge about a persons belief system. I for one don't mind questions, but criticism of my beliefs would bother me, everyone has a right to an oppion and their own beliefs, it's only when they inter fer with my right to believe what I want that I get upset example someone tells me I am crazy for believing there is a God simply because they can't see him, that to me would be like my telling an atheist they are crazy for not believing in him. Get my point..

Answer 3

Hello,

Some do but I think religion and atheism is not so much the issue here in that when all is said you cannot prove or disprove these things. These sorts of arguments are covered in philosophy and theology classes and haven't changed in a thousand years.

On any subject, be it criminology to American foreign policy there are those who take it as a personal insult if you dare argue with them and challenge their intellect, ideas or ego thinking you are attacking them personally instead of the argument. Quite a few have never taken courses in the fundementals of logic and walk into those fallacies of either ad hominem (you moron, nitwit etc) or emotional appeal (Chist is Truth!, nuke Iraq) and hasty generalizations. Even trained students in this discipline can easily walk into these fallacies as well as there are so many to remember.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

Answer 4

Personally, atheists asking questions is great and should be welcomed by believers. What I don't feel is necessary is when atheists make off color remarks,make hateful comments, or try to make believers feel ignorant. It's uncalled for and is not conducive for people to gather an understanding of an opposing viewpoint.And yes, it's wrong when believers do the same nonsense to atheists.

Answer 5

funny question

I particularly do not get mad with this kind f question. I always answer to the so called "inaccuracies and nonsense" in the "religious books" by using logic and common sense (what usually get me nothing but a couple of thumbs down here on R&S).

When regarding the Bible, Its almost always easy to do it, siense its almost always a gross missinterpretation of the text. So when i know the correct explanation i calmly and peacefully answer the question. Then i get my thumbs down, given most likely by the asker who choose to ignore answers that go against what he or she thinks, no matter how reasonable or accurate they may be. And thats it, I mean it is kind of annoying sometimes these "genuine questions" with nothing genuine about them, but i wouldn't say they get me mad...

Also you can see how your question, by mocking and criticiseing all theists , is pretty hypocritycal

Paz de Cristo

Answer 6

In fairness to the 'religious folk', most of the questions I see about the inaccuracies and nonsense in religious books definitely do seem to be intended to mock and criticize those who believe in them.

In the case of questions like that, I can fully understand why the religious folk might get mad and defensive.

I've yet to actually see a case where someone who is devoutly religious gets upset at an actual, genuine question about their beliefs.

Answer 7

Hey now, I'm sort of religious but I don't get mad when someone points out all the obvious holes and flaws in the books. Erm, but then, I don't look to any books for my beliefs so it rarely even involves me.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

People are going to get upset when you question their beliefs. Whether you're an athetist or a christian (or whatever you are) you have a natural tendency to defend your beliefs. Religion is a very strict subject for some, so when you are telling people what is wrong (whether it's true or not) they're going to be upset.

Answer 10

Christians have only the pat answers that they were force fed. If atheists do not accept these pat answers, then the only possible continuation for a loving christian is hate. They have no other options, because actually thinking about what they say is not allowed.