Question:

I've often heard it said that compassion is a driving force for most evangelism in religion, (It is noted however that also domination is a means as well, seen in Ragna's post above.) the illustration of trying to save someone from a terminal disease has been given. If you had a cure would you not try to give it to them? Even if they didn't think they were sick you would try to explain it to them?

I've never really seen evangelism in other religions except for Christianity (that covering the broad spectrum from Protestant, Roman Catholicism, and even the JW's and Mormons.) That could be though because I'm not surrounded by many other religions where I'm from.

So sure it might be that it is annoying having people come up to you and try to convert you but in their mind's they are trying to save you aren't they? Knowing that this may be the case what is the best reaction?