Why do People get Angry????

I don't know if angry is the right word. I think frustrated is more accurate, at least in my case. The problem with your truth is that it's something you've made up, and you refuse to give evidence. I will have to disagree with your statement that you never get angry. There have been times when I've corrected you, and your response has been an angry one. You may get over it, but not before you've put down some bitter and not very well thought out remarks.

It is all of the above! Especially that they like their path Just the way it is. Me? Whenever people can't except that to them I'm damned and I like it that way I get a little angry and I will not lie once I get a christian to tell me I'm going to hell i say Thanks so now you can leave me alone? But that only happened once! Usually I can and do talk about other religions with my friends. We all are of different faiths and we all respect the differences and celebrate the similarities. So I Know it is possible but when you come across a person or persons who wants to bully or scare you into following their path , it can make you angry.

I like your last paragraph where you say it is about interaction. That it should be a discussion and that when folks get angry they stop thinking and you need them to be thinking for a good discussion...Bravo. This is true in any discussion, whether it is religion, politics, philosophy, what have you. It can be heated which sometimes turns out to be the best, as long as at the end all parties can smile and say WOW, that was interesting and shake hands (even if it is a virtual handshake...lol) Insecurity in ones topic can cause problems in a discussion. Often folks are "taught" certain things from childhood. They do not always investigate them fully for themselves. Even if they learn things as an adult it is still often "taught", not "learned". There is a difference. What is "taught" from a pulpit is not the same as something you investigated on your own. If you sought the info out on your own and have an in depth grasp of it then it is yours for life and your are more comfortable with it. You are more "secure", and less apt to become upset and defense in a discussion, and maybe less apt to try to convert. The best way to influence someone is with the way you live rather than with words anyway.

I usually stay away from controversial topics but sometimes it happens.They are so rigid about their views that it does not even look like a discussion.People even get angry when we speak about countries too.And its true that the more you argue the more friends you lose.I just decide never ever to respond to their discussion again.

Hi bird: I think this is actually a very interesting question. Same happends with politics. I think people get angry so easily on these subjects because a person's religio or political positions are usually too personal so for some people is not just all about the ideas but they consider when you are question their beliefs that you are making a personal attack and that's why they get mad. At the same time some people are intolerant and get angry when they notice that a person could strongly believe in something that is completely different respecting their religion and they have their own convictions. For me this is all about respect, if we respect people we can have a debate on ideas. But some persons are not prepared to understand this ALVARO

I normally got angry when people talk or write so self righteously about a religion or about themselves... Does it count?

I like your attitude! I think it's tense times for christians because their faith is very much ridiculed.. and taught in universities (and some public education) in this way, when man's theory of evolution is nothing more than a faith, also.. (I love to debate that topic because I've studied the science of it, and both it and natural law strongly refutes the theory!) I think, especially in discussion groups, there is a lot of very heated debate which includes much condescension and insulting, so I think people (on all sides) have gotten very defensive.

people get angry because they are insecure in their beleifs. they feel that if someone else can be told "the truth" as they beleive it, and not beleive that it is true, then it challenges their opinion. the very fact that you don't immediately jump to the same conclusion as them introduces the tiny seed of doubt that they might be wrong, after all, it's not so black and white that all people automatically beleive it. and this anger arises as they can't accept that not everyone will look at the world and feel the same as they do. they are afraid of the possibility they are wrong, so they fight back with anger.

They think that if they are wrong then they would be considered stupid and don't want that. They think you are trying to lure them to the devil. They only go by what feels good as oppose to what is logical.

There are two things that are bound to get someone upset: religion and politics. When I see that someone online very vocally doesn't share my views and is seeking to convert everyone else to his/her religious and/or political camp, I try to limit my contact with that person. The same is true offline as well.

I would agree with the insecurity reason, but I also think that for many, their religious beliefs are a major way of defining themselves, and if you criticise their beliefs they take it that you are criticising their very view of themselves. Lash

I think there are lots of reasons why people get angry, many of them having nothing to do with the person's religion. People get angry if they get hurt (particularly a bump on the head seems to activate some fight reflex), fail at something important, get dumped romantically, or see things happening that they don't agree with. If several "bad" things happen to somebody in a short time they can go off at something relatively trivial. To some extent it's due to the person's health, age and genes. There are things I believe everybody should be angry about and act against when you can: child abuse; people criticizing Christianity but then showing tolerance and respect for religions that have equally bad or worse problems; failing to see that atheism and agnosticism are religions and letting them have their way while organized religions are discriminated against; environmental problems; injustice (particularly why nerd discrimination isn't considered a problem); poverty; the rich and big business having too much power; general incompetence and corruption of pretty well all politicians; political systems that are suppose to be democratic but don't give any real choice (like the one in the US but the Canadian one is nearly as bad); giving gay rights a higher priority than religious freedom or protecting children; people who do nothing in the face of evil (like all those nations not stopping Iran's nuclear program); hatred of Jews which now days often masquerades and tolerance for Islam and support for the Palestinians; reducing people's freedom to grow their own food and choose what types of crops to grow; teachers who say, "It doesn't matter who started it" because they don't want justice for children who are picked on etc.. There are probably more things that I fail to think of at the moment.

Hi I guess being angry is the normal for human. But being angry on religion purpose is little sad. People are surely more emotional with their religion. Don't know about other countries. But In India we having many religious people and nobody will like to listen a word against their religion. But I guess this angryness should not reached to violence.. About me even I don't used to be angry.. My nature is quite polite. Surely being more angry is not good and can impact bad on health. And instead of solving problem it can arise the another one.

Getting mad because your beliefs are challenged isn't quite right, tho getting angry per se doesn't mean bad at all. In fact Christ himself got mad in the temple at those who were using the house of God for trading and gambling. Because these people knew well that doing so was unrighteous. it was their stubbornness that Christ was mad at.

You make them angry and then ask 'why?'

For me in many reason one is the economic crisis so down and have many credit to pay and no money to save so bad really.

All you said are correct bird. Instead of digging the real reason they're got angry and stand still on it. Not knowing that thru discussion they get the truth and real one.

Pretty much religion shapes our opinions, morals and ethics. if someone contradicts this and states otherwise, then people will become quite defensive. Because religion shapes one's life and it's a very personal thing. You wouldn't like it if someone challenged you in something you've believed ever since birth. I'm Christian but I don't mind what you say because everyone can share their interpretations. It's the really religious people who are conservative who don't accept other views. There's no point in getting angry, it just makes the situation much worse than it is.