Religion
In reply to the discussion: what is the most important aspect of the interaction between belivers and non believers [View all]enki23
(7,793 posts)1. <Christian|Other religious person> makes unsupported statement of "obvious fact."
2. Non-religious person demonstrates why she thinks it is silly and unsupported.
3. Christian repeats the statement, adding nothing. Whines something about "truth".
4. Non-religious person notes that the religious person didn't respond to the criticism. He just repeated the same thing.
5. Christian repeats the same thing again. Maybe quotes scripture. Says something else about truth; maybe the same thing.
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99. Non-religious person is reduced to tears, mockery, booze, swearing, possibly crying.
100. Christian declares technical victory under a presumed martyrdom stipulation. Repeats himself for good measure.
101. Christian goes to church. Repeats the pastor. Repeats the bible. Repeats the creed. Repeats the hymnal. Repeats himself.
102. Christian goes into a holding cycle waiting for someone to send him back to stage 1.