-noun
1. any various flies , as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals
2. a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.
Sorry about that but I'm sure I wasn't the only one that forgot what a gadfly was. I guess you guys should know that I don't watch many talk shows or things like that. It's relevant because I assume that most modern gadflies are people like that.
Although, when I looked at the definition the first thing that popped into my head were Atheists. More like Atheists vs. Christianity. They always have something to criticize about the church. ALWAYS. But it's not just me being religious because I do believe in God and all but I also believe in science. I'd explain but it's too much. Anyway the church also criticizes a lot and most times it acts in a hypocritical way so it goes both ways. But anyway, point is, that they both believe in something so strongly and they often annoy each other. At least I know that's how my friends and myself feel when we get into arguments about which is actually real. My friends also tend to like to ask me religious questions that cause me to doubt my own beliefs and yes that does indeed annoy me. lol.
I think we all forgot what a gadfly was for a while. And I agree with you that both sides can sometimes go about preaching their beliefs in excess. And hearing those both sides' arguments does get annoying after a while.
ReplyDeleteReligion always brings up a lot of controversy, so I would agree with you that both atheists and christians can be gadflies.
ReplyDeleteYou also make a good point in saying that the church can be hypocritical at times, also very true.