Why so many religious people try to tell others how to live?
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I'm an atheist myself, but in defense of religious people, there are some wonderful, well-meaning, loving religious people out there. Then there are some jerks. It's the same, in my experience, with any group of people. There are always going to be some loudmouths who want to convince you to be like them. But don't let them make you think that they're all like that. They aren't.
160791
I totally hear you.  Everyone says its ok to live and do what you want..unless you are a christian.  Then you are stupid, narrow minded, gullable etc. Its always intrigued me its the same people that are calling for acceptance of just about everyone else.  THAT is hypocritcal and narrow-minded.
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You've listed things that are fudamental to religion.  \n\nReligions are guides to help people live good lives.  In order to do that they must include rules to live by and guidelines for living a good life.  That's just what religion is.  (That doesn't mean that you have to have a religion to lead a good life.)\n\nDeities arise because the masses tend to need consequences for not following the rules.  It helps if you say "Hey, if you play with yourself in the shower, then God's gonna get you and burn you to a crisp."\n\nReligion also helps answer fundamental questions like "Why are we here, what's our purpose?"  People look to this God and think "well, he must know the answer." Badda-Bing origin stories.\n\nAs for an afterlife, well, you can't burn in hell for being bad, or live in peace and love for eternity for being good if there's not one.
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Cause non-believers want to "show" believers how "false" their faith is. It's an anarchial type of trash maybe. HEY at least we have something to live for...as well as someone to live for.\n\nOR MAYBE just MAYBE...they realize you need to have faith in someone, specifically a higher being because man needs God. Jer. 10:23
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Because they are ignorant and I just think they wanna do whatever they want..some people just want to ignore the facts...I believe god is sooooo real and those who don't will just realize where there gonna go when they get there and wish they would of listened...all we can do is try and get through to people and pray....
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i think people should spread their faith but not be so insisting like the jehovahs and push into ppls lives. i think its ok to let people be aware of your religion so others may consider it if it appeals to them. i hate how people threaten and be like o yah ur gonna go to hell if you arent a believer
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I beleive people are trying to find some sort of excuse for everything they do in life, and it is always easy to find some excuse or to blame somebody else. For me, it is really annoying when people put religion in everything they do, regardless of the religion.
547787
This is very true. Most modern religious folks are not willing to step outside of their normal perspective on things. I find it a little sad that so many people refuse to think for themselves.
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because they are brainwashed into believing something and it seems so convincing to them and once they have read the bible they cant be open to any other suggustions or logical explantions to how the world etc started and they get a temper when u even try to discuss it openly there are so many bad christians and priests out there its not funny if they want some guy they have never met or have proof rule there life and make them be so called good people like they are in prison then they can go for it but if you ask me its all a ploy to get power and dominates but also relief for people that are lost and need help.
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It's because religious fanatics are trying to brainwash us. They are single-minded,  believing that they will "save" us if they push their beliefs onto us.  It is their mission to witness to us.  I grew up in a Baptist church, so, am very familiar with beliefs and ways.  Freaky!\n\nAlso,  there are many people such as myself,  who are so irritated with the Bible thumpers,  that we present off-the-wall religious questions to push their buttons.  It's amusing!
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Almost NO ONE CARES what other people believe, but they power trip about their own beliefs and are thrilled if they can "sell" them to someone with "inferior" beliefs or no beliefs at all.\n\nSo people barge in because they think they know better.  Religions are essentially seething cess pools that reek with this kind of busybody arrogance.
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i think people claim that their religion is the best because they believe in it, because they are convinced that this is the best way to reach God. but as long as you respect the other persons' beliefs it is not a problem. the problem arises only when you try to force the others to believe in your religion or when you harm them for being the members of a religious group. this proves that the ones who do such things are not the servants of god.
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Religion is SUPPOSED to lead you into doing good and living in harmony with others...
595694
Because there are many ignorant people out there who let one incident decide their judgement about a religion.  There are also some narrow minded people who feel that their religion is what everyone should be.
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Problem is everyone wants their truth to be the only truth so then they make remarks such as yours. Why not allow others to believe in what they choose and have faith in God that he is in control and everything is as it should be. People turn away from religion because of all the pushing and condemning that is thrown on them. Try living your life the way you want and just give love to everyone. Maybe they will see how happy you are and how content and come to you to find out why.\nLove and Light to you.
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I think that there are two types of religious people, there are the "this is my religion and it tells you how to live your life" this is never a good way to look at religion and causes wars and personal persecution on a large scale, so for those people belonging to a religion is a bad thing for everyone. Then there's the "this is my religion and it tell me how to live my life", these people have a positive effect on society because they are living what they believe is a good way of life, such people are normally the Charity workers and the people that give without wanting to receive, for these people belonging to a religion can only be a positive thing. its a good thing to have a personal faith but it does not have to be attached to any religion. In my case I believe in myself and my own existence (its the only thing I can be 100% sure of)
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Will only address the first, initial question.\n\nI personally believe that many religious people try to convert, not only athiests, but people of all religions -  as there own personal religion has commanded them to do by either there saviour, or teacher, or prophet, etc.  Many, honestly are not even comfortable with sharing there faith in God,  Allah,  YHWH,  or  whatever name they have for God, or there saviour, or teacher.\nMany they try to convert, are forced, or at least feel pressured to do so, in order to please there deity, other people or possibly themselves.\nSome feel, according to there scriptures, or holy book, that if everyone does not hear about there faith, and/or there saviour that  their saviour, or prophet/teacher  will not return to take them away from persecution on earth.\n\nAthiests make the decision to choose there own destiny, not leaving it in the hands of a deity.  a  prophet/teacher,  or  any  other  person.  An athiest knows he or she is totally responsible and takes that  responsibility for his or her own thought-life,  words he or she speaks, and  his or her  own\nbehaviour/actions.\n\nHope this helps a little.  \n\nThat was an  Excellent  Question.  Thank You.