christians: why are some of you so scared by dissenting opinion?

Question

lately, it seems my questions have caught the attention of at least one of you, enough so that i've had about 10 questions/responses removed in about the past week. i can only assume it's a christian because the majority of my questions have been directed at christians, thus i don't see any reason in a muslim reporting my questions. what's odd is these are not questions that are offensive by any means, unless you consider an appeal to common sense to be offensive. if that's the case, then i thank you. you've proven my point better than i ever could. isn't sad that the best way you have of keeping people believing the way you do is to make sure you suppress the questions and ideas of those who don't?

grgyssf... a generalization would be me saying all christians... i made very sure to mention some christians so as not to generalize... how about learning what a generalization is next time?

pete, again, this question is not out to generalize christians. it is only an attack on those who feel the need to report questions which only offense is questioning the beliefs of christians. big difference...

guraqt, are you serious... you really think it takes anything more than hitting the report abuse link to get a question removed? shall i demonstrate on your response how easy it is to give someone who is undeserving a violation notice?

ddking, thanks, it's christians like you who are willing to discuss things that are the reason i keep asking... once again, i wasn't generalizing, i was only pointing out the ones who feel the need to report...

Answer 1

i, for one, am not scared of ANYONE'S opinion...you have a right to believe whatever you want to...i LOVE your questions, because they really do make me think, and i try to wrap my brain around your thought process to *LEARN*...(i know, i know, atypical behavior for a christian--another A-team opinion)
now, when you get real scientific, i've been out of school WAY to long to even attempt to answer, so i don't!!!
i really don't get the whole "report", thumbs up, thumbs down, whatever, because isn't that the purpose of a Q & A??? to ask questions and get answers??? especially on a subjective subject???
honey, you keep asking your hard questions :o) ---there are some of us christians that actually appreciate them.

Answer 2

Being as your questions were removed, I know nothing about their content....

But why are you generalizing all christians as crazy fanatics that can't handle any appeals to logic? Don't all populations tend to have fanatics that pick a side and then just start attacking anything that isn't in line with their "correct" way of thinking? I have even met a few atheists that just sit around laughing that anyone who believes in any sort of divine being is a fool...they don't even try to make an argument, they just laugh...

I will say this, judging by the offensive nature of the last sentence of your "question" I will say that your previous questions probably got removed because they were less an appeal to logic and more an assult on anyone "foolish" enough to have christian beliefs...but again, I was not priviy to the content of your previous questions so that last part is mere speculation...

Answer 3

As someone that is somewhat in the middle, I can tell you that the vast majority of Christians are quite willing and ready to take on even the toughest questions. I have been unloading some of the toughest questions I can come up with on Christians and although I don't agree with many of the responses, they do respond in great numbers. On the other hand, I have found that questions that challenge Muslims are met with platitudes and cherry-picked verses from the Quran. By cherry-picked, I mean a verse in which another verse can be found that states almost the exact opposite.

Answer 4

You are playing the "martyr" role here. Your victimization can only be attributed to yourself because the YA team thinks that your "dissenting opinion" was just too "dissenting" - perhaps even, down- right , unacceptable to even, them. you have to own some accountability and responsibility for your choices made in life. You can't go through life just spouting off from the mouth, without regard to the feelings of others. This is why there are rules in life. You can't go through life doing your own thing - because there are others who are a lot more better at the game than you are and only, trouble would be the result ... rules therefore, were created to promote harmony. Learn from your mistake(s) and move on .

Answer 5

I haven't seen your questions, so I cannot day. Was your tone condescending, as in religious people are stupid? Did you just give inflammatory statements without proof, like the guy who said yesterday that Moses killed babies?

Usually people give a reason when they report you.

Answer 6

well your questions sound all well and great when I havent actually read ANY of them and cant really agree or disagree with you about whether or not they were offensive.

tell you what, ask another one in the same manner as the others and Ill judge for myself.

Answer 7

GOd beleif assaults reason, it is just enough for a human being to supress this nagging knowledge that tehir relgion is bunk , so anyone artuculating this aloud has to be shouted down in order for the fragile psyche to defend it's unreasonable attack on the mind of it's victim.

Answer 8

It's a game man. It's only a game.

Answer 9

the essence of totalitarianism.
This is the net though, they'll always be hundreds of others to raise the same questions. They project weakness with their approach.

Answer 10

Ask away. Ask whatever you will.

I am not afraid of hard questions.