why are people so judgemental?
340676
fear, ego and personal experience
1004231
Perhaps they are angry because they feel like they are not part of the inheritance and resent your confidence that you are. It's not good to judge others but it is natural  I guess, in the fallen world. I have moments of doubt too. It's not easy to love your enemy, especially when you don't want any enemies. If they say you are ignorant, remember, judge not for as you judge you will be judged. Remember also that wisdom appears foolish to a fool. It is not our place to convert. Maybe that has to do with the resentment. I don't know, but I think your delicate manner is a good example of kindness in the face of adversity. You are tolerant and in my opinion a good embassador for Christianity, if you are a Christian. Oh, and YES!,  you do make sense.
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Why? Because some people  are here only for the purpose of starting drama. Some people have been programmed that they are right all the time, 24/7. Some people will stop at nothing to prove that they are somehow better that you, and often do not consider the consequences of their actions. Every day I am forced to watch as people degrade themselves and others trying to give themselves the satisfaction of a false superiority.
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Because people are judgemental and stereotypical and I don't know the entire answer.  People just like to poke fun at others for their own amusement or because they have insecurities in their lives.
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Any person who thinks that an entire group of people can be judged by the action of the few they know or heard about, is technically INSANE. \n\nSo, that explains why they feel just fine about it...... after all, they are wondering how others can sleep at night by allowing the "races" to intermix in marriage and the like. But did they forget that we are all ONE race - the HUMAN RACE, descendants of Adam & Eve. \n\nInsecure people often find the need to pump themselves up by putting others down. And putting down a whole class of people due to some, is just plain ignorant and so illogical that it's crazy.
1180057
That is an excellent question and a very good point. I totally agree with you. What makes anyone think they are good enough to judge others, and what right have they to set the standards for other people. As long as people are doing their very best within their means, people should live and let live within reason, providing they are not causing a danger to themselves or others.
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A lot of the time, people aren't completely aware of just how limited their information is.  Additionally, we're extremely proud and confident by nature, and have been taught that we have the ability to 'figure things out.'  Added to this is the fact that we've been taught (in school, but also elsewhere) to draw conclusions from little evidence, i.e. to work with what we've got.  It's at times a practical approach to the factual, scientific world; not, on the other hand, so much when it concerns people and things which are very flexible and sometimes in a constant state of flux.  People are constantly changing, and we're so complex that even we cannot understand ourselves.  But that does not preclude many people from assuming a more intimate and detailed knowledge than perhaps they really possess.\n\nThen there is the fact that we have many "models" on which we base assumptions.  Depending on our own beliefs, experiences, and positions in life we are inclined to believe one thing or another.  We take the information we've accumulated and the knowledge we've gathered from past events and apply it to the ones at hand, even if it's not very applicable or appropriate.  People feel the need to conquer and understand things, and this is one method they use in an attempt to do that.  It's not fair, not at all.  It's not fun for anybody, least of all the person being judged and perhaps consequently unfairly treated.  Unfortunately, c'est la vie.\n\nI didn't mean to make such a jumbled answer.  It's a fairly simple question, but there really are so many angles to it.  Quite often, people are not conscious of just how judgemental they are and how much they jump to conclusions, and that expounds the problem.  And any resistance from either side just worsens the tension and solidifies any pre-existing notions.\n\nI think I could go on and on.  Suffice it to say, people are arrogant and pretentious, both by nature as well as a side effect of an "enlightened" society in which thought and analysis are valued traits.  We claim a right to knowledge and opinion, regardless of any effects.  I think the only way truly to deal with that is to take precautions on how we present ourselves, unfair as that may be at times, so as to safeguard against the possibility of anybody jumping to the wrong conclusions.  Ultimately, though, we have to let go of the need to be in control of other people's thoughts, their preconceptions and judgements, however much they may bother us.  There's a lot we cannot change in this world...
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I'm the type of person who truly believes in people respecting the privacy of others, and in minding their own business.\n\nI, too, have read negative comments on various cultures and religions, and some of them are very cruel.  I would  prefer to learn about the activities of others, rather than go with negative thoughts about things which I have no knowledge.\n\nWhat's making it hard for people on this site, is that they are made to feel that they have to "defend themselves" from all the negative, and bigoted questions and answers.
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because they're afraid of judgement.  they judge others because they feel judged themselves.  i hate people that don't like me, but i don't try to, it just occurs that way.  we can supress or express our hate, but it's still there.  people hate as often as they love.  the end... i suppose.
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Well the fundamental problem with humans is they tend to analyse people from time to time. From that guy behind the McDonald Counter to our best pal or buddy. We are constantly watching them, observing their moves, actions and analysing what does it mean anyway. So, we judge people everytime without even knowing them. We judge by how they wear their clothes, what they wear, how they work, how they eat to the most nonsense ones like how they sneeze. With our limited knowledge and understanding of people we start thinking in a direction and gives reason for the actions such as "Maybe he is lazy because, he is fat!", "His clothing is so sloppy, how can his work be good ?". \nSo yes not only me but I think everyone I know of judge people before even trying to understand them (how are they are as humans beings? are our judgements right?). We never really make that effort, maybe thats the reason why there are so many human conflicts. \nBut at the positive side, whenever I have made an effort to understand the other person without prejudice I have always surprised myself, on how wrong I was in my previous judgements.
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Because they think they're better than others, or either they're insecure about themselves and try to find fault in others just for the heck of it. It happens a lot nowadays, you just have to learn to be more open-minded. If people dont like you for who you are, that's their problem.
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because they  know how they are but dont want to judge themselves first before they judge others. they also dont want to get to know theperson first.
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The world is increasingly being divided into 'us' and 'them' armed camps.  People deal with the world by dividing complex issues into simplistic dichotomies.  Its easier than thinking.  Its easier to identify your enemies.  \n\nLack of self-esteem is a major illness in modern society.  People don't have the confidence in order to loosen their worried grasp on their particular viewpoint and so even if a better alternative is available they cling to whatever they have with a death grip.  Confident people are more likely to use reasonable debate and might even change their minds.\n\nPeople's fragile egos won't allow any space for discussion and if one loses an argument its a wound that hurts too much to concede so people just carry on pretending they are right even though its clear they are not.  \n\nHyperbole, mindless disagreement, and endless conflict ensue.
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Because they believe that its right and loving to judge people as they believe in a God that judges themselves.\n\nPeople need to realize that if they want to cease being judged, is to stop judging others. Treat others the way you want to be treated as what goes around goes around. That's the natural law of the universe. If you believe in God that judges, then you will live in a world of judgment with yourself and towards others.\n\nI believe in a God that is ALL pure love that is UNconditional meaning God does not place conditions on us in order to receive and feel the love, so therefore I have complete acceptance for myself as whole with no judgments and as a result I feel more of God's love within and in my life.\n\nYou get what you think.
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because people have opinions
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Because they don't care about anyone except themselves. That's what's wrong with the world today...it's each man for himself, rather than mankind helping one another out. The world would be too perfect and easy that way. Plus, people ridicule and make fun because they fear the unknown. It's easier to pass judgement than to get to know someone. It's called ignorance. Hopefully they'll grow up someday and start treating folks the way they want to be treated.
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Why does it  need to be 'judged'?