RE: Why are the religious so sensitive?
August 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2008 at 1:41 pm by Meatball.)
I think deep down every believer knows that their religion is far-fetched. Not impossible, but reasonably doubtable. They wouldn't need faith otherwise, right?
That, combined with the deeply personal nature of religion, means an attack on someone's religion is also an attack on someone's personal flaw.
Another factor might be that religion is typically passed down through a family, meaning an attack on religion might be interpreted (even subconciously) as an attack on their family and it's values.
I'm sorta talking out of my ass though, but that's how I see it.
That, combined with the deeply personal nature of religion, means an attack on someone's religion is also an attack on someone's personal flaw.
Another factor might be that religion is typically passed down through a family, meaning an attack on religion might be interpreted (even subconciously) as an attack on their family and it's values.
I'm sorta talking out of my ass though, but that's how I see it.