Do unbelievers get you mad?

I was recently reminded that questioning others beliefs can often get them rather angry, and that this is a common human trait.

Why is that?
Do you get upset if someone tells you they think your beliefs are not true?
If only sometimes, then when?...and why?
Do others do this when you claim it of them.... or even dare to ask questions that indicate you may not believe them?

Anger is an emotion that the mind/body generates when it feels a threat and feels it must fight rather then flee. What might someone feel is being threatened that would trigger anger, maybe even violence?

[inavalan]

Somebody's questioning of your beliefs causes you anger in two situations:

1. The questioner was rude.
2. You have doubts, and the questioning causes you fear of being wrong, and of the consequences of that realization.

Anger comes from looking at what's happening reactively.

Depending on your level of evolvement, there are different ways to deal with anger.

• Firstly, don't hold it in, and don't lie to yourself, because the negative energy accumulates and when it blows up it causes more damage, to you and to your anger object. Surely, reacting at any moment has consequences, but when done earlier, consequences are more manageable, and your head is cooler.
• Recognize your anger cause as a Zeland pendulum (google for it) that feeds from your energy. The more you engage it, the more energy you lose. React quickly in a surprising way to destabilize that pendulum, then ignore it. Don't avoid it, as avoiding means thinking about it, which means feeding your energy to the pendulum.
• Look at your ego's angering situation from the perspective of your inner-self, an interested observer. If you can do that, you'll know what to do.

[blackraven]

Originally Posted by ketzer

I was recently reminded that questioning others beliefs can often get them rather angry, and that this is a common human trait.

Why is that?
Do you get upset if someone tells you they think your beliefs are not true?
If only sometimes, then when?...and why?
Do others do this when you claim it of them.... or even dare to ask questions that indicate you may not believe them?

Anger is an emotion that the mind/body generates when it feels a threat and feels it must fight rather then flee. What might someone feel is being threatened that would trigger anger, maybe even violence?

ketzer - I don't get mad, I just ask questions of their belief so that they can see by their answer that they might want to reconsider. My Dad doesn't believe in anything related to the paranormal or spirit world. He snuffs off my talking about my personal experiences because he has had none. He once said "if this salt shaker got off this table and flew across the room by itself, I would be a believer." I then said, "You believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead and yet you personally have no proof of that. At that point he got defensive and mad and said I was talking about religion as if that was shameful of me. I think I made my point though.

[Native spirit]

I have been told im crazy since i was small.Because i could do what others could'nt.
even members of my own family told me i needed to a shrink.
I did nothing to me what i did was Normal.
I was born with my gifts.

No unbelievers do not get me mad they are .Entitled to their own opinion
until a Adult started so i just turned to him and told him that his mother always used to say he was an Arogant person he said how did you know that.
he did not disbelieve after that


Namaste

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by ketzer

Do you get upset if someone tells you they think your beliefs are not true?
If only sometimes, then when?...and why?

Nope. I'm too happy to care about them...it's like winning the Lottery - do ya carry any old grudges...heck no ...
you've forgotten all about 'them'...their opinions are of no consequence, anymore.
They (their opinions) are seen as nothing...lint you brush off.
I know everything comes out perfectly in it's own time for each of us.

What people believe is their business. I see no point in questioning them - or them me. What I believe has been developed over the years and may still change. It's individual.
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[hallow]

Originally Posted by ketzer

I was recently reminded that questioning others beliefs can often get them rather angry, and that this is a common human trait.

Why is that?
Do you get upset if someone tells you they think your beliefs are not true?
If only sometimes, then when?...and why?
Do others do this when you claim it of them.... or even dare to ask questions that indicate you may not believe them?

Anger is an emotion that the mind/body generates when it feels a threat and feels it must fight rather then flee. What might someone feel is being threatened that would trigger anger, maybe even violence?

when it comes to religious beliefs I am a very open person. There's no hard core proof of religious beliefs besides stories, experience or fueled by emotion. At least that's what I noticed and how I see my own beliefs. I refuse to tell anyone how there emotions or experience should be. At times I will question a person's beliefs simply because so many people believe something only because it's the trend or they were told to believe a certain belief. Only because when I have real questions I want to find information that's true to the soul and not information that's trending at the moment. To me it's digging for truth not getting upset.
But when someone believes the earth is flat, well that's different. There is proof the earth is round.

[Dargor]

Beliefs only exist to be questioned, unless proven as a fact. If someone gets angry when their beliefs are under fire, it's most likely due to the fact they have a narcissistic personality disorder, or just out of plain arrogance. Or perhaps both...

Do unbelievers get you mad?

No, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I keep my beliefs private, that way, nobody can question them.

Originally Posted by Dargor

Beliefs only exist to be questioned, unless proven as a fact. If someone gets angry when their beliefs are under fire, it's most likely due to the fact they have a narcissistic personality disorder, or just out of plain arrogance. Or perhaps both...

What about those beliefs that I rather like? Ones that may not hold up under cross examination. What then councilor? Does the court find them inadmissible? Will it punish me for holding them? Will the world punish me for holding them? Even if I don't act on them, or do act on them but do no harm. What if I find the world seems to want to punish me anyway, and those beliefs make taking that punishment seem a little less punishing? Am I narcissistic or arrogant for holding on to them anyway?