How Do You Feel ~ When You Launch a 'Religious Thread' ~ and Nobody Responds?

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  1. God shet profile image60
    God shetposted 9 years ago

    Suppose - you create a thread in the 'Religion and Philosophy' forum (like this one) - and no one seems to take it seriously!

    What kind of a 'sick' world is this that we live in?



    http://s1.hubimg.com/u/11945890_f1024.jpg

    1. Righteous Atheist profile image61
      Righteous Atheistposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      You are not an easy person to take seriously. See you at TED. wink

    2. Link10103 profile image61
      Link10103posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Ask an honest question about god/non belief and you will mostly receive honest answers.

      Put underlying insults that attack anyone not of the same faith and it shouldnt come as a surprise to you that no one will take you seriously. It also helps to put a little thought behind your posts, because honestly they make little to no sense half the time.

      1. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
        Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years agoin reply to this

        Maybe people who are interested in such matters just don't just don't write on HubPages. Have you looked elsewhere?

        1. Link10103 profile image61
          Link10103posted 9 years agoin reply to this

          Are you sure this question shouldnt be directed towards GS?

          1. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
            Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            oh, whoops. Yes, that was to GS.

    3. bethperry profile image82
      bethperryposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      If it is a recent trend, perhaps the problem isn't the thread or the specific question, but that there have been so many, many, many religious forums and questions people are just exhausted by the topic. If that is the case, it isn't "sick" it is just a natural response to an overworked subject.

  2. flpalermo profile image58
    flpalermoposted 9 years ago

    God IS answering your question! " Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like unto him." (Proverbs 26:4) That's why no one answers you.

  3. God shet profile image60
    God shetposted 9 years ago

    They should have used some of that during their 'church sessions'  (and during all other such sort of sessions, frankly).

  4. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
    Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years ago

    bethperry:
    But, if there are many religious forums doesn't that mean there are many people who like to keyboard about it?

    I have found here on HP, that mostly people who want to debate will come on board. But theists generally do not come on board merely to talk about religion in general or their own religion. Sometimes a couple of theists wish to fight the atheists and then a hearty debate ensues. Rarely do theists chat merrily on and on with other theists.
    I have no idea about other forums, since I never venture out of the safety of HubPages forums.

    1. bethperry profile image82
      bethperryposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Yours is a very valid point. When I read the question's part about them not being taken seriously, I assumed it meant no one was joining their discussion. I'm sorry if I was mistaken.

      1. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
        Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years agoin reply to this

        bethperry:
        No,  the question was misleading. He said not to take the thread seriously as "it has been beta thread."  I do not know what beta refers to.

  5. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
    Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years ago

    GS: The stimulus in most forums is generally to debate. Theists are generally peaceful people who have better things to do than argue, fuss and fight about religion. Positive feedback is not what goes on in forums for the most part. Sometimes it happens for comic relief. But not cosmic relief... lol.

  6. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
    Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years ago

    ( GS, you asked: "What kind of a 'sick' world is this that we live in?"
    PS  I wonder why you ask this question…
    I mean... just because people do not respond to your OP?
    - come on!!! Actually, you have gotten a lot of response considering how many threads you have started.
    However, I do not even consider you to be religious. You and I are probably considered to be the equivalent of atheists to some! lol!)

    1. God shet profile image60
      God shetposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      This has been a beta thread. Don't take this thread too seriously :-)

    2. God shet profile image60
      God shetposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      The 'opening post' of this thread might seem a bit confusing at first. But if you really connect the words (of the 'opening post)'with that picture of a 'religious' speaker before an audience ~ a meaning might emerge.



      It has been my experience that human beings are quite vulnerable before certain 'things' and circumstances. I feel that we all have a 'Kryptonite' (from Superman) type of weakness when we face certain elements in public (and private) life.

      It's very frustrating ~ for a public speaker ~ if he/she comes on to a stage ~ after months of exhaustive preparations ~ and the audience voluntarily quit the auditorium. That person might feel as if he has been hit with a baseball bat. There are many versions of this phenomenon. For example: if the entire world declines to see every 'news channel' out there ~ all these news corporations will run out of business within a month or so. But no one would ever do that. The possibility of that type of a radical 'revolution' (by the means of withdrawal) is very low indeed.



      If every inhabitant of this planet decide to withdraw from all these religious practices ~ all these religions and their institutions will have to shut down immediately. No one can run a religion if people are not 'following' it.

      It wouldn't really affect people, in general (just as it wouldn't really affect us if we quit to view news-channels, especially in this internet era). But it would definitely affect the financial and social status of a few individuals who control and benefit from the phenomenon that we commonly term as 'organized religions'.

      The Popes and Imams might get very frustrated if they witness something like this. Will that ever happen? ~I don't think so. The human character is fundamentally gullible in certain respects.

      1. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
        Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years agoin reply to this

        Take heart, ignorance is temporary.

        1. God shet profile image60
          God shetposted 9 years agoin reply to this

          +

  7. gmwilliams profile image84
    gmwilliamsposted 9 years ago

    Ah, yet another religious thread, how deliciously poignant indeed!http://s2.hubimg.com/u/11948195.jpg

    1. Sed-me profile image79
      Sed-meposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      As opposed to another thread on how poor ppl are bad and rich ppl are good?

      1. Kathryn L Hill profile image81
        Kathryn L Hillposted 9 years agoin reply to this

        How much longer are you going to be wearing your cape, sed-me?

        1. Sed-me profile image79
          Sed-meposted 9 years agoin reply to this

          I don't know... I lack imagination.

          1. bBerean profile image61
            bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            You gotta love Batgirl, but I also miss the puppy.

            1. Sed-me profile image79
              Sed-meposted 9 years agoin reply to this

              http://s2.hubimg.com/u/11952687.jpg

              I want you to know I had to wade through some incredibly questionable photographs in order to find that pic.

              1. bBerean profile image61
                bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                I can only imagine what you endured.  Not quite what I had in mind, but I applaud the effort.  wink

  8. janesix profile image60
    janesixposted 9 years ago

    It's easy to see you are just attention-seeking. Your threads aren't thought-provoking at all.

    1. Sed-me profile image79
      Sed-meposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, we made this thread fun for him AND we participated... maybe he will be happy simply that ppl are commenting on his thread.

      1. bBerean profile image61
        bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

        I liked the rattlesnake sign. 

        I also gave a serious response earlier.

        1. Sed-me profile image79
          Sed-meposted 9 years agoin reply to this

          Where did you see a rattlesnake sign?

          1. bBerean profile image61
            bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            Oops!  Mixing up my similar threads.  http://hubpages.com/forum/post/2668378

            My serious reply was there too: http://hubpages.com/forum/post/2668395

            1. Sed-me profile image79
              Sed-meposted 9 years agoin reply to this

              There are quite a few of these threads, they are similar and easy to confuse.

 
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