Is it just me, or do theists attack the person asking rather than the question when they get desperate?

Question

Most of my logical questions end up being answered in ways like this:

You must be a miserable soul. You will burn in hell.

You obviously know nothign about God, he will judge you and you will be found accountable.

Allah will smite you with his evil pencil eraser.

While morbid and cop-outs, these do not answer anything about what I was asking. Why even say these things? WWJD? LoL.

Very true. I am generalizing, and I am an Atheist, I apologize for that. This can be a problem from both sides of the coin.

Answer 1

Theist here. Before I answer a question, I evaluate it first to see if I even care to answer it, and if I do decide to answer it, I limit my response to the content of the question. The ad hominen attacks and other ridiculous responses to the questioner are mostly the result of the responder not understanding the question.
There are times when the asker will make some off-the-wall, smartass remark back to me, and when that happens, his or her *** is mine to abuse-and I will. I have no sense of obligation to treat anyone with respect who tries to mix it up with me in such a public and global place as R&S. I can be abrasive as hell with people.


By the way, I read your profile, and I, too, am a veteran with 2 Honorable discharges and numerous awards and ribbons. I was in both artillery and Infantry units. Thanks for your service to America.

Answer 2

You obviously know nothign about God, he will judge you and you will be found accountable. If you don't know anything about their God, how can YOU be held accountable?

Yes, I see this often and though I'm a Theist, it makes me cringe to see them attacking the person instead of trying to answer the question. (I'm a Theist... NOT a Christian... Pure Pagan here) Sometimes I think they do this because they feel the questions are attacking them and their beliefs and, instead of thinking it through and trying to give a reasonable reply, they just attack back like little kids.

Answer 3

Unfortunately a bad experience.Atheists wouldn't want to attack any body unless provoked.If you think that you can make them see the light ,just leave the idea.They have traveled a long tunnel and found their own source of light which is not what they left before entering the tunnel.Believe and trust that we all are better off when left to ourselves on matters of this nature,

Answer 4

You know what I find interesting - I find that when
Christians argue with people, they very often bring up all the painful things confided in them in times of friendship and throw them in the face of even their closest friends and loved ones. This is not an isolated observation - and I find it is even true of those trying to give up the religion. I wonder how that came to be.

I mean, you tell a Christian friend how upset you are about thus and such, and while they are friendly, they seem to be supportive and help you deal with it - but the moment things go wrong, they seem to want to say "you are nothing but a thus and such!" You know what I mean? I think that stinks.

Peace!

Answer 5

It's not good that it happens. I apologize for that happening - it should not.

Some do. Some don't. I try to say, "I don't know" or not answer, but I'm sure I'm not perfect and I do get carried away.

Not all that claim to be Christian are. Most of us Christians obviously have things to work on still.

I am better than I used to be though :-)

Answer 6

Maybe the way you put your questions isn't as rational as you say. Maybe your questions indicate that you're a troll, so people naturally comment on that. Biased "questions" aren't really questions at all; they're thinly disguised statements, usually attacks. They reveal much about the asker. Your question above certainly shows that you are biased and have an anti-religious agenda.

And that answers your question.

Answer 7

You are on Yahoo Answers. Which means that you'll get thoughtful answers, kind answers, so-so answers, bad answers, and then downright nasty answers. Choose to ignore the ones you don't feel that fit what you want to see. You can't change Answers - you can't change people. Religious beliefs are a very touchy subject. Have a good day.

Answer 8

Important distinction here, Feral: a thoughtful question, phrased in an understandable way that addresses a real world issue should get a thoughtful response, even if the respondant doesn't share your beliefs.

However, you have to understand that you're asking questions of folks who made up 'gods' and 'dieties' and who pray to rocks and crosses and goats and the like. They have so little confidence in themselves that they have to blame a 'god' for all that went wrong in their lives, and beseech that same 'god' for guidance.

You really can't expect great responses.

Answer 9

That is all they can do, because it is all based on opinion and emotions. The real question is, why do you ask them any questions? The only real way to impact people is with our lives and our love for them. Asking them to "think" about it, only stirs up opinion and emotion. 1Timothy 4:16 "Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers." Good luck.

Answer 10

If I do not know the answer to a question,I either skip over it or say I don't know. I would never resort to attacking someone for asking a legitimate question.