why do over religious people get mad when you question them?

Question

it is beyond me why over religious people get so up tight, when some one ask questions about their religion
I mean how do they expect, some one to see their point of view when they insult you ?
how godly is that ?

Ok penny lets here your blasting

Answer 1

Because I saw very few real questions here, It is always rude, cruel and unfair statements disguised as questions.
THAT'S WHY

Answer 2

Personally I love answering questions about my religion. I was taught since I was young that what makes my religion "the truth" is that we don't mind questions and we have answers from everything. I am not asked to believe anything just because my mentore says it to me and it's all based on proves.

I admit that I sometimes do get offended by questions, not because o what's asked but because more atheists will reply than religious people and my answer will eb between two one liners that basically throw that it's just nonsense.

Answer 3

Okay, but how were the questions posed? (Blast!)

Assuming the questions were asked properly and politely, it's sad if they did get mad. It's even sadder if they start insulting you. By doing so, they fail to live up to the ideals of their faith.
Maybe they don't have the answers - they might have believed they know everything.
Maybe they feel their belief system crumbling down.
Maybe they feel personally threatened.
They need not have had to. Some are wise enough to either keep quiet, or admit they don't know everything. Wiser ones will use humor, maybe even irony.
Now, humor me! Iron me! (Ha ha!)

Answer 4

i don't get upset if people ask legitimate questions. in fact, i had a pretty decent conversation on yahoo messenger the other day with another user about whether christianity is or isn't the same as fatalism/ determinism. she stayed tactful (though maybe a bit pushy), i stayed tactful, and neither of us got the least bit upset. i think i made a new friend, actually. when someone intentionally insults me or my religion, that's when i generally make up some excuse to leave.

Answer 5

They operate on the basis that no one has the right to question the authority and divinity of their god and beliefs. We are the profane and couldn't possibly understand. haha Really lost. When you lose sight of common sense for your god, you have a real problem. The fanatical then becomes the maniacal. And, boy are we seeing a crap load of that lately. They don't expect you to learn because we are beneath anything so "deep". Sad, but laughable.
Happy Thanksgiving.

Answer 6

When they are among their religious peers together they think they have it all sorted and all the questions are answered ( usually the wrong answers as it happens) ... then they encounter someone with a different perspective who can puncture the group fantasy world they have created around themselves just by asking a direct question ...it throws them and they flip out defensively instead of thinking and trying to give a proper answer...the fuss is a smokescreen to hide the fact that they have no good answers, it's a diversion tactic.

Answer 7

They get mad because they don't have nothing but their faith to prove to you..... Nothing is this world is a fact.. Is a believe , and you got the chose to believe it or not.. And if you do believe is by faith... Nothing in any religion is proofing scientifically.... OK, many have History, but do books and places make the people real ? Do myths and stories created Religions? When you ask somebody about their religion, basically you asking..How strong is your Faith?....Your faith in believing in something you never seen, or touch or have real fact on it...To believe without any questions is to believe with a faith without any answers?

Answer 8

LOL, don't stereotype alright?

I would say that anyone who is insecure in what they believe gets mad or resorts to name calling, aggression, mockery or other unsavory conduct when questioned.

It is human nature and sadly religious people are not immune. The key is to be comfortable and knowledgeable
about what you believe and don't be afraid to say "I don't know".

edit-- Allow me to rephrase a bit. I guess I should say when people are insecure in what they believe, they often resort to the afore mentioned behaviors.

When you see the mocking and the hostility you can bet it is because they have no other bullets in the gun. It is a common defense mechanism.

You see and hear it on talk shows when one speaker is stumped they shout down the one who stumped them. You see it on R&S from every belief (or non-belief) system represented on here.

Answer 9

I can only guess.
Could be many different reasons.
Lack of humility, lack of education, lack of maturity, lack of patience, ?
About the only time I get worked up, is when I find out I am not being taken seriously after they've asked. Rarely happens.

Answer 10

Because the vast majority of religious people are operating on blind faith, rather than real faith, and on some deep, unconscious level they know it. The prospect of having that blind faith exposed for what it is is a very frightening one and anything that threatens the cognitive dissonance tenuously balanced in their minds is automatically perceived as a threat. Most would rather perpetuate their delusion than admit that they're deluding themselves and have their whole reality crash down around them. Blind faith is about as common as hydrogen, and real faith is rarer than the most precious gem.

Answer 11

I am not religious.I am a Holy Spirit filled Christian who loves everyone no matter what you say to me.
If you dont ask questions how will you learn.And sometimes there is more than one right answer.Everything is not black or white.