why haters hate

why do people hate? it's a question like "where did the universe come from?". the short answer is that we don't know. 

Genesis 4 may provide some clues as to why people hate. Genesis 4 tells us that Cain and Abel were brothers. it says that "...in the course of time..." that Cain and Abel each brought "...an offering to the LORD...". 

"The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry and dejected. Then the LORD said to Cain: 'Why are you angry? Why are you dejected? If you act rightly, you will be accepted; but if not, sin lies in wait at the door: its urge is for you, yet you can rule over it.'"  Genesis 4: 4-7

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Genesis 4 continues. Cain kills Abel and God punishes Cain by taking his livelihood (farming) away from him. Cain was forced to "wander the earth" and he feared for his life. God told Cain that if anyone killed him that they would be "avenged seven times".

The remainder of Genesis 4 and Genesis 5 tell the fate of outcast Cain and his descendants and of the family that he was separated from. Cain was cursed; the rest of his family was not.

people hate because they choose to hate. when haters hate, they bring dishonor on themselves and on their progeny. hating breeds hate. it's a choice that has consequences.


footnote: regardless of one's religious beliefs, the bible is undeniably a significant book in human history in both antiquity and distribution. much like aesop's fables, wisdom can be found in the bible even if it's only viewed as a collection of stories.