Why was this closed for being "truthy" when it's anything but that?

Question

So I asked this: Was Absalom's hair really that strong?

An objectively scientific question: can human hair be that big/strong? Yet it was put on hold for being a "Truthy/Is X a sin" question, and this was after I had already accepted a well received answer. What gives? Was the title throwing off people that didn't read the content of the question, but only the title?

_{If it's not already clear, I do like to ask out-of-the-box, sometimes silly, shock-worthy questions (while still being on topic) with a reasonably linkbait attractive title.}

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Update: @Caleb's pointed out the question doesn't apply to this site because it's scientific in nature, not Christian. To that I say: why then was it flagged as being truthy?

Y'know NBA referees could call a foul every play if they followed the rule book to the letter, but people come to enjoy the game, not the officiating, so they err to the side of letting things go.

The true foundation of this question was about the trustworthiness of the Word of God and whether the passage was literal, verifiable, or neither. How does that not belong on Christianity.SE? I admit this question is gray, but it was a well received question with a well received answer--couldn't that make us want to tip the scale in favor of keeping it open? When we really could go either way, why not the way of favoring it? People come to this.SE for good questions and answers about Christianity and I think this had all.

Answer 1

The title of the question is Truthy. It is asking"was it that awesome?". The body is not Truthy, it's just borderline off-topic. The body asks "is it possible".

I'd.have left it open based on the body.

Had you asked the same thing in the title that you asked in the body, it might have been closed for a different reason or not closed at all. The reason I closed it for that reason is because the title was undeniably asking "Is it true that his hair was that awesome?"

Answer 2

The question has nothing to do with Christianity.

As you say it is a scientific question. Science questions are not a good fit for this site—the usual problem with them being that specific groups often have doctrinal positions about that may or may not be directly related to the science involved. Mixing and matching questions about doctrine and questions about science is just a recipe for disaster. The usual outcome of these is the same issue with other "truth" questions that boil down to who is ultimately right.

If you want answers about what is or isn't possible from the perspective of science, ask a science site. This site is for questions about the beliefs and practices of various Christian groups (which this question was not).

Answer 3

Sometimes the close reason has to be considered approximate.

Mods and people with close privileges aren't paid referees, they're volunteers who can't be expected to always spend a lot of time making sure every closure is for exactly the right reason and documented (e.g. with comments) as such.

Ultimately, it's better for off-topic questions to be closed rather than distract from the real purpose of the site. Then, as in this case, if the person who asked the question wants more information about the closure, they can ask here or in chat.

When it comes to off-topic votes, each site only has a few custom off-topic close reasons (3, I think), so there's no way they can cover every possible situation.

(SciFi.SE, for example, has a close reason "Questions seeking scientific solutions or explanations are off-topic" but that doesn't exist here.)