Why do people on YA........?

Question

One thing i find annoying about YA is when people start mocking other peoples religion - i am a buddhist and have seen so many questions and offences about Mohammed on here. This person is loved by approximately 1.7 billion people (or so i learned at school last week in RE) and yet people come on here and start mocking him. Not just him, but Jesus too. Why do people want to hurt other peoples feelings? I know there is such a thing as being able to say what you want but is this not taking that right too far and hurting people on what they care about most? why do people want to hurt others?
I have heard about the bear story and think it is wrong, but does that mean cos of one or two people we can condemn the entire 1.7 billion muslims? i have muslim friends and i treat them with the same respect id want to be treated with

how can you judge a mohammed - who lived his life 1500 years ago to todays standards?
How can you also judge jesus who lived about 2000 years ago?

Answer 1

I think you need to study Buddhism a bit more.
make it a part of your life.

Answer 2

Obviously at the moment there is a lot of Mohammed comments on here because of the teddy bear thing but I see your point. I don’t think that people WANT to hurt others necessarily, it's just that they cant understand how people can get them selves into such a state about a name. Correct me if I am wrong but isn’t Mohammed just a name that many people have in that part of the world and that the profit just happened to be called it? Wouldn’t that then equate to calling a bear John or Stephen in the UK. You could argue that is wrong because of John the Baptist or Saint Stephen but they are just names. A name does not embody the work done by that person and should not stop other people from using it. If anything I would see that example as the children having respect for that name as children do not call their bears a name they do not like. That might be something an adult might do to ridicule but a child gives a name to a bear out of love so surely that should be seen as a good thing?

As for generally in life, I agree that it is awful that a whole community should be dammed by the acts of a few but I guess that has more to do with the media and ignorance than to do with actual hatred of the other community. Most people do not see the real facts of how much good religion can do and what hope and charity it brings to people in desperate need, they just see the wars and bloodshed fed to us by the media and in may peoples views the ignorance and intolerance such as condemning someone for what most people see as a complete non event. For example, how can any religion, culture or government agree with flogging a woman 400 times because she has the audacity to get raped? It is things like that that turns westerners against the Muslim faith but I agree that they are isolated incidents. However, I feel that the Muslim community as a whole has the duty to openly condemn acts like those and to actively challenge the people that think they are correct. Change is always going to be resisted if it comes from outsiders so the only way that things can ever change is a grass roots revolt from within. I have been heartened by so many Muslims voicing their outrage on tv, online and in the press, surely change is only a matter of time and with it hopefully a better harmony with the west? I certainly hope so. xxx

Answer 3

Ok. I am going to say this and it is rather hard to say because then I feel like I'm betraying my own kind. I use to have a VERY broad minded attitude about religion. Then I started attending a Christian church (non catholic) and I started to hear how bad all the other religions (Islam is a false religion) and other types (Buddhist, Hindus) are and how they are from the devil, etc. etc. I almost passed out. I was associating with devil worshipers and I didn't even know it. They told me the devil mascarades as good and as a child of light. Ok, if this is so then who should I trust? No one? Look over my shoulder constantly. Waiting for the axe to fall? Now, I just don't know. I like the people I know in Christianity but I can't believe all the rest are evil. Good question. I try to at least be nice to all people even if I don't agree with them. Yet, I believe everyone has a right to associate with who they want to and not associate with whoever they don't want to...but yea maybe we could try not to post so many insults right?

Answer 4

Our inherited genes - or what we call human nature - has a lot to do with modern day intolerance. In our past, we formed social groups, perhaps occupying specific geographical territory, based on a set of shared values and beliefs. These social groups - tribes, clans, cults, religions, call them what you want - existed for mutual protection and support. Those who were not members of a given group were seen as a threat and treated with suspicion or even downright hostility. Such social groupings are the basis of what we now call 'culture' - the shared values and beliefs that make up our society. While our modern day attitudes and understanding may have led to greater acceptance of the rights of other cultures to be different, our genes are still programmed to perceive 'outsiders' or strangers as a danger to our established way of life. To the specific question of why individuals mock the religion of others: it is the pattern of behaviour from our past where our very survival depended on intimidating strangers (them) more than they could intimidate us.

Answer 5

I agree 100%!!! Fair enough if someone comes on here to ask a question about something they misunderstand about someone's religion, that's fine, they simply want to know. Even when people disagree with something in my religion and ask a question about it, it's still fine, but when people clearly just want to insult and nothing else, that's just ridiculous. They get nothing out of it. Those people make me sick! Like once someone said something about how Prophet Mohammed is a pig or something, which was just disgusting!

I don't know of any muslims (including myself) who even agree with what happened to that woman in sudan. It's ridiculous. There's thousands of people who name their children mohammed, so it shouldn't be a problem with a teddy bear. It's not as if they called it prophet mohammed.

I especially hate when people blame a whole religion/ethnicity etc because of the actions of a minority. That's just plain stupid!

I too have friends of many religions, some atheists who I treat with respect, and they treat me with respect, so there are still decent people out there.

Ignore the losers!

Answer 6

You are so right. Obviously opinions vary on any topic and a few Muslims spoil it for the majority.
Some questions are deliberately provocative, some answers are prejudiced against Islam, but I think you will find reasonable answers too.
It's difficult to respect the harsh treatment meted out to women and girls in certain countries. The exaggerated response by some Sudanese to a teacher and teddy sends out bad signals too - as do pictures showing Sudanese men demanding this teacher be shot. Not much tolerance there.
It is Muslim s who have flown out to Sudan te ask for her early release. ?the educated and the ignorant?

Answer 7

People make fun of different issues in life and religion has no exception. The problem with Muslims etc. is they have a little sense of humour and take things far too seriously. Wanting to execute a person for a minor offence which was not intentional anyway will obviously have it's repercussions. You reap what you sow I'm afraid and the Sudanese have certainly sown some ill feeling towards another fellow human being.

Answer 8

Calm down man ;;Get up at 4 A M and pray for all of us who do not beleive in your mohammed

Answer 9

Robbie, you are getting all worked up about something you have no control over. The USA is a free country and the 1st ammendment says that every one is entiltled to their free speech. this Includes atheists Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, and those people who hate each of these religions named. Dont they teach the US Constitution in school anymore? By the way, there is only one way to heaven, Jesus Christ is that way. Do you see how it is now?

Answer 10

this is why i dont even come to post or answer questions is the religion/spirituality section.. its funny that people on the internet can come online and disrespect holy people or peoples beliefs.. but i bet in real life they would never say something like his in public.. just proves how many low lifes think people actually care what they think.

Answer 11

The internet is a double edged sword, specifically in this certin catagorey. To connect with people you have to take the good who respect everyone in with those who respect no one and are fanatic about their own beliefs.
All I can say is ignore the bad, and focus on the good?

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