Why do most people talk negatively about things that they have no knowledge about?

I have noticed this in many people, including my own family members. My grandmother and some of my uncles are extremely racist against against hispanic people but they have never talked to a hispanic person before. I am not like them, I have met hispanic people and have hispanic friends. I have noticed that some people think buddhism is stupid and they know absolutly nothing about the religion. Why do people talk about stuff they have no clue about. I have heard many people say that "Muslim" is a race. To those idiots who think that, muslim describes people who practice Islam. I have heard many people say that muslims worship a different god than christians. Muslims worship the same god as christians, Allah is arabic for God, and the entity who delivered the message of islam to muhammad was the angel Gabrel ,or however you spell it, form the christian bible. People should stop talking about stuff they don't understand.





Just so you know, i'm not buddhist or muslim. I am a Christian

Why do most people talk negatively about things that they have no knowledge about?
Only reason I can think why people speak negative about things they know nothing about, is they speak what they are taught to believe. Instead of researching the facts, and studying to know people, cultures, and religions, they find it hard to believe that others aren't just like them, and everyone should be 'just like them'. I am white, Christian, and I feared blacks, hispanics, and religions I was not fully aware of. It was taught to me that way.


I wanted to find out why I feared the unknown, and found there is nothing to fear but the wrong education.
Reply:I like your respect to other people. I hope everyone can do the same.
Reply:People want to be popular and important, to the detriment of all involved usually. We do not stand in judgment of anyone, only God is the judge.
Reply:because its easier to go by a stereotype than to research and ask questions to find out if it is true
Reply:ignorance equals bliss my friend.............as well as stupidity

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