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Excuse the spelling errors, please.
I dont think my family is insane but when the pressure me it pushes me further away from religion. Everyone that pressueres religion on other people never seem to Truly" believe, they always end up saying "but what if your wrong" which leads me to believe they only believe because they are scared not to which if they were "true" believers they would know that luk-warm believers would be punished the harshest by God.
In all fairness, though, I must point out that is sounds as if you yourself cannot fathom the possibility that you are wrong? How is that any different?
I dont know if your Q is for Cletus or Me, but self-doubt and pressuring others is COMPLETELY diffrent.
Ceej, I know I could possibly be wrong, as in any case. But, you have to admit the evidence is strongly in my favor, or lack thereof.
I am a Christian so obviosly I would have to say I don't believe the evidence is in your favor. However, that aside, I think you do the same as them in trying to convince them your argument is correct. You don't feel that is what you are doing?
putting pressure on people can definetly turn them away from religion. in my opinion, the best way to get someone to convert is to lead by example.
Ceejj, maybe I didn't make my point clear, and I apologize. I never bring the topic up and when they try to pressure me, I ask them to stop. I state my points of view when asked, but I never try to convince them to stop their beliefs. I usually just move away from the person but it becomes monotonous.
Nope. That's entertainment!
I don't hate it nearly as much as when people, in various ways, try to shout me down.
The left uses name-calling and insults to silence the opposition. Just look at college campuses. There are way too many instances when there is a definite attempt to silence the right on college campuses.
What are you lefties afraid of?
I do understand what you are saying, it's just that when you use negative phrases like "brainwashing", "conditioned", "narrow view", "insane" it tends to put people on the defensive and gives a different impression of how you may deal with Christians. If you really want everyone to respect people for what they do or don't believe, you have to use respectful phrases as well. That said, I don't think people should be hassling you to the point where you don't even want to be around them. That isn't the best way to get someone to listen.
Ceejj, I was using those terms in specific reference to people who insist on hassling people. This just doesnt happen to me, I see it all the time. That wasn't in reference to even close to all people who are believers. I apologize if this offended you.
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