Why do religious people get mad when you ask them questions that they can't answer?

Question

Better question, why can't they answer them?

You know questions about how a supposedly loving god creates an unfair system of hell.
Questions about free will and the problem of evil

Things like that

Wouldn't their time be better spent thinking up some answers? Instead of getting angry or regurgitating a bunch of cut and paste quotes from a holy book.

Wow. Touchy subject.

Answer 1

theyre probably not answering because its been hashed out 50 times already today .. and how can a creation say to a creator somthing isnt fair .. He does as He wills ..

Answer 2

You kind of answered your own question.

...it takes about 30 seconds to post an angry answer...it can take an hour or more to come up with a good answer to the question, especially if it is a question the person hasn't considered before. The reward for both is two points.

I have taken the time to think about answers to difficult questions and posted a detailed response...sometimes I'm rewarded with a best answers...other times I just get a bunch of thumbs down. I just posted an answer to a question about free will and the supposed unfair system of hell...check it out if you like...not a bible quote in it.

I do think my time is better spent thinking about answers...but I understand the systemic motivation provided by the point system for people to choose quantity over quality...especially when they are new and are trying to reach higher levels (for more benefits).

Answer 3

I do believe in the promises of Jehovah God
concerning His purposes toward mankind.
Myself, I don't get mad, upset or angry when it's a legitimate Q asked; and the asker wants a legitimate answer.
If I don't know the answr, I'll go look 4 it.
Now, b it a troll;
being stupid & rude & disrespectful; that gets 2 me.
It's my profound respect for the one true God.
The God. YHWH. My zeal for Him.
So, I work @ staying cool-headed,
to help anyone,
even if it just makes a person go & look,
do the research himself / herself.

The way Jesus taught, was to reach hearts.
Jesus was a perfect relection of his God & Father.
Jehovah sent His Son, to 'SHOW" us--mankind;
What He, Himself is like.
To help us, alongside the Bible.
So, Now we have it in writing & by example....
....a living example.

As to ur Q, about a loving God,
that would create such a place...
It is a LIE.
Plain & Simple Truth.
{ jus a sec...................
I couldn't find what I was lookin 4} N/eways.............
When u do research U too can find out,
hell, is the common grave of mankind.
Why they get upset....
I would say it's cuz they themselves bought into a belief,
they themselves, don't know or understand.
I could b wrong, I'm only human.
I know what u mean, cuz I don't believe in the trinity,
and some Trinitarians are practically,
yellin' "Your Not A Christian!"
It's Not a prerequsite for being Christian.

Answer 4

I have never hear of an unfair system of hell. The person is the one themselves who choose where they will go.
As far as free will and the problem of evil? I see no problems with that. If it was not for having a choice to choose evil we would never be able to choose good. If we were forced to take Gods plan then we would not be free we would be slaves to God not his sons and daughters. But yes some people tend to just get mad when they don't know the answer to a question and others will answer questions that are just intended to make them mad instead of using the scriptures themselves to dictate when to answer a question. If you would like to know which scripture I am referring to look up 2 timothy 2:23

Answer 5

Here are some answers:

(1) The existence of hell
As pope John Paul II observed hell is essentially eternal separation from God. To understand hell one simply has to agree with the following premises,
(a) there is a God
(b) God gave us the ability to reject him of our own free will
(c) the human soul is eternal
If you can accept these three points then you can understand why there is such a thing as hell. If you have a problem with one of these points feel free to e-mail me.

(2) Free will
It is very hard to "argue" about whether or not we have free will. It is like trying to have an argument about whether or not a stop sign is red. This is because free will is an experience, not a rational construct. The only effective way to discover whether or not I have free will is to ask myself if, of all the decisions and actions I made today, were any of them undertaken without any form of compulsion. If I can think of just one decision I made that I felt I was not "forced" to make, then I can reasonably assume that I do at least some of the time have free will. On the other hand if my experience is that every decision that I make is forced upon me by others, circumstance, inviolable laws, or the demands of nature, then I must sadly conclude that I never have truly free will. It is my experience that we do in fact make many decisions where we are completely free to choose any of the available options. I decide not to put sugar in my coffee, not because I am forced to, but because I honestly do not desire sweetness. I put shampoo on my hair because I would prefer not to have dirty hair, but I could quite easily not do so and put up with oily hair all day. There are many such decisions, and if you cannot recognize their inherent freedom no amount of arguing is going to convince you.

(3) The problem of evil
Evil does not have a concrete reality. It is simply the absence of that which is good. And if you accept proposition (a) from above that God exists, and proposition (b) that we can reject God, it is easy to see where evil comes from. For God is all that is good, and in rejecting him I reject what is good, therefore I become evil and commit evil acts. And thus evil enters the world. I believe evil can come from things other than human actions, but that is an entirely different subject.

Answer 6

I do answer those questions and then get thumbs down from people who dont like how I personally believe in the answer, which I dont get cuz its my own personal beliefs.

Maybe the reason a lot of them get mad is because the question isnt aimed at really finding an answer but meant to bash on that particular belief or the believers. For example, I have seen this type of question a lot, How can anyone be so cruel to believe that God would send people to hell. A question like that isnt meant to do anything but bash on people that believe in heaven and hell. If the question asker really wanted to know why then they would ask it with some respect twds those they want answers from.

If the question is sincere sounding then I will answer it. If it is obviously meant to bash others then I might give a comment on how that question was rude or just ignore it outright. But I see why people would turn around and get annoyed at people that ask questions just to be jerks.

Answer 7

I don't get mad or angry, nor do I cut and paste anything. I answer according to what I believe to be bible truth. Is there a "hell"? I believe hell is symbolic, meaning the second death, not a literal place where those who go will "burn forever". Yes, Jehovah God gave us all free will. It is His desire however, that all would serve Him willingly. None of us are without sin. There is a great deal of evil in the world today, and Jehovah will take care of that in His due time. Please take note of 2Tim. 3:1-7 & Rev. 21:3-4

Answer 8

Foxtrot, have you ever noticed that there are a lot of dogmatic beliefs attached to your religion that aren't from the bible? Just because it isn't in the bible doesn't mean it isn't part of your religion. Please try to remember that you didn't even have a bible until over three-hundred years after your savior "ascended to heaven."

Saying that it isn't biblical is not a good excuse, after all, it says nowhere in the bible (the Hebrew bible, that is) that the Messiah was supposed to be mankind's savior, born of a virgin, or return a second or third time before doing everything that actually was written about the Messiah. Show me one verse in the OT that Jesus fulfills, and I'll show you a tortured misquotation of scripture that you have to totally ignore the original intent in order to make it a prophecy that Jesus fulfills.

p.s. They get mad because the're aren't any answers. The fact that you (a non-believer) brought it up is very upsetting. After all, you aren't supposed to be able to understand anything, and if they can't understand it, well, I guess that leaves a bitter taste in their mouths because they just KNOW they have the truth and you don't.

Answer 9

I've never run across such a question. What is "unfair" about God providing a place where people who have freely chosen to live apart from God can continue to do so? What would be the alternative? Forcing people who have rejected God to live in the intimate presence of the very one they have rejected? Where would be the love in that?

Besides, fairness implies rights. By what logic could you possibly think that we, mere creatures, have any rights whatsoever before the infinite Creator?

Answer 10

Because faith is a very powerful thing, yet, it is purely based on assumption, not on facts.
God made this world and filled it with mysteries. No one, not even scientists or holy men, know the answers to each and every question, whether it be on our world or God.
So when you ask a person a question on their faith, they feel that their lack of knowledge means that they are weak and are thus afraid that their faith itself might be false. There is nothing worse than to feel that your faith is wrong. but thankfully, i would like to tell them tha tis normal to feel this way, have faith and beleive, for nothign is more beautiful than to beleive in the almighty.

Answer 11

Only adolescents think they have all the answers.
I don't get mad. If I do not know the answer to a question, (and no one has all the answers, except God) I just don't answer it. Quoting the scriptures is giving you the answer from God. I do not do this with persons whom I know do not recognize God or his authority. Why waste my time and efforts?