Why do 99% of the religious answers just repeat what they read or heard, with no conscious effort to speak the

Question

truth? Isn't it like listening to a parrot who repeats what he hears, but doesn't understand any of it?

Answer 1

I consider myself the 1% that does not quote everything.
I still get thumbs downs. Only now I get them from both the religious side and the non-religious side.

Oh well, I can only answer question with that I believe to be the truth.

Answer 2

Yes. It's called Divine Laziness, and Ignorant Design. Ignorant Design comes into it when people answer a completely different question to what was asked, or choose to rant instead of answering. A lovely example I once had was a cut'n'paste that filled the page, but did not answer the question at all. I've also had a few people who completely ignore the question itself, and just say stuff like 'I agree'. Okay, you agree. Fair enough, now would you like to tell me your answer at any time? Divine Laziness is the other great religious reason for not reading. It takes the form of a question format (I'll steal your example): Q: Why don't Xs ever seem to tolerate Ys? QD: I don't personally think there's many Xs who dislike Ys, it's just a small minority who tend to be extremely rude and disgusting in their attitudes. A case of the noisiest few, so to speak. What's your opinion on this? A: We're not ALL like that!!! Stop being so judgemental!! ummmm.....READ IT NEXT TIME!!!! lol. ((((hugs))))

Answer 3

Why do 99% of people in general just repeat what they read or heard, with no conscious effort to speak the truth? This is not a problem unique to religion.

Answer 4

Truth is relative though, what is true for you is not always true for me, or the person next to you. Most of the Questions on here have been asked many times during the week but yet are still asked anyways, and many of the answers are just people repeating the same thing over and over because thats all they know instead of trying to find out something new, a good example of it is when you ask a question about judaism or any religion really besides christianity and a christian comes up with biblical passages for their answer.

Answer 5

I take my opinions from what I have read and heard. I do try to introduce a different thought or direction into a discussion. My conscious effort to speak the truth is parroting if you don't believe me.

Sometimes I want to have more thumbs down than thumbs up.

Answer 6

You get the same answers because It's brother to the parrot that keeps repeating these same types of questions over and over and over and...etc. Same questions get same answers.

We've all heard this question a milliion times. It sounds like a broken record.

Answer 7

would you ask the same thing of scholar during a lecture? wouldnt he be repeating what he has read and heard? and what's wrong with reading as a way of seeking the truth? i dont think you know "the truth" any better than the next person; however, reading and learning can be helpful.

Answer 8

Amen,they are like parrots who repeat what they hear,but don't understand any of what you and me say after so many before?

Answer 9

I don't know why 99% of the religious answers just repeat what they read or heard with no concious effort to speak the truth.......

yea right..
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Answer 10

listen brother , i'm muslima , and when i answer about religion , i speak the truth that the world should know.
islam came to make things right , and this is the world chance to know the truth , that people changed it in the past ,
because the qu"ran is the last warning that it wont change ,
good luck and i wish you the right way .
when god the greatest and the strongest say something , you have nothing to reclam about , because god don't make mistakes.