I say no, you shouldn't
Although engaging with their speech is interesting, and it can be fun to poke holes in their logic. However, they reject everything you say no matter what it is and no matter what evidence you put up. You don't learn anything other than their behaviors, which is worthless in a factual debate environment. Their only goal is to push as much of their religion at you as possible.
They are extremely similar to trolls, thriving on opposition and resentment. As the saying goes, "do not feed the trolls".
Note: This is not a jab at any religion. I respect religious freedom but I think you know what i'm talking about....
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When people get locked into this dogmatic attitude about their beliefs, they can not see anything else, and when someone attacks these views to them it feels like a personal attack, because they can not separate their views from their identity. It is important to recognize that the only way to get these types to see other perspectives is to guide them into thinking about it on their own time and in their own mind.
This is the secret to everything from hostage negotiation to writing a good TV show. It is to never violate the sanctity of individuality. When someone feels that they are the origin of their thoughts, they can not revolt against it, because it came from inside of them. When it comes from outside, it may be viewed as a threat. The more close-minded an individual is the harder the inception of an idea into someone's subconscious becomes.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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Do you like to consider interesting points?
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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It did not help that my class consisted mostly of bullies and other kinds of broken kids, which kind of justified her attitude. But I digress.
One day I encountered her on the street, when I was just hanging around, having a good time. She appeared very different there: was smiling widely, talking softly and overall just was a cool person to be around. I was very confused. I met her a few more times to hang around, and in our conversations she confessed that she had serious self-esteem and socialisation issues, and playing that uptight elitist persona in front of groups of people was the way for her to cope with it.
She moved to a different school soon, and I have never heard from her since - but that confession stuck with me.
The moral of the story is: do not judge the book by its cover, no matter how dark and repulsive the cover can be. When a person does something extremely annoying, there are almost always underlying psychological issues that should be appreciated, and preachers lashing at everyone who is not like them definitely have some skeletons in their closet that they are trying to cover with their performance. Skeletons they may one day reveal if you repeatedly engage with them in a non-confrontational manner, but are unlikely to show to anyone if nobody interacts with them.
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@MayCaesar Good point. My point is, however, if your goal here is for civil discourse then what exactly do you expect to learn, gain and/or benefit from someone who's only goal is to either preach and/or troll others? The answer is obviously nothing, absolutely nothing. There is no common frame of reference (I say hoping to be using "frame of reference" in the right context haha).
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You're cherished and the Universe loves you , have a wonderful weekend
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Well, personally I am highly interested in the way human brain works, and I like exploring even very odd cases in the hopes of gaining a little bit more understanding of how humans come to have the beliefs they have. It has a lot of practical applications too, as seeing the flaws or, perhaps, unexpected strengths in other people's arguments allows you to find them in your own thinking as well - and correct them as needed.
Some of the biggest discoveries I made about myself were a result of engaging with people who were so different from me, I could not believe we could ever have a meaningful communication. One should not discard an opportunity to interact with someone and learn something, even when it seems like there is absolutely nothing there to learn.
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Thank you for posting this it's a thought provoking piece
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Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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I understand your position.
But do you view your position as a fair and equal position, towards the non religious individuals?
Aren't we all here to debate?
That is the point of constructive conversation/ debate, whether in person, or on the internet, is it not?
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Everyone should have a good life.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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