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[labellementeuse]

The following text is taken almost verbatim from my work this evening.

Scene: reasonably quiet petrol station of the multinational flavour, about ten o'clock. Staff: one (moi), young woman of the cheerful persuasion, willing to go the extra mile for her customers (some of this is a lie.)CUSTOMER OF THE 30 YEAR OLD MALE PERSUASION: *walks in* Can I

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[aim_toothpaste]

I've never had anything that irritating happen to me, but I wonder sometimes whether they realise that no one in their right mind will be persuaded into turning from Atheist to full-blown Christian after a little chat and maybe a nice magazine. Particularly at a gas station.

Deeply imbeded suspicions of religion always come from somewhere.

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[labellementeuse]

I know, it's completely bemusing, right? Has anyone, ever, been convinced by that kind of evangelism?

[blademistress]

I hate the preachy ones. I tried pointing out once that God would know if I was covering my ass with prayers but that didn't seem to be a concern. Blah.

I'm totally ordering a Flying Spaghetti Monster necklace.

Seen this, btw? http://reallyintelligentdesign.com/ it's about the ID/evolution debate, but this gets further into the problem of the intelligent designer, asking questions about its origins. Interesting stuff.

[labellementeuse]

I love your icon.

Every now and then I consider making a FSM joke, like in public or in class, and then I worry no-one would get it. Perhaps a shirt?

oh, no, I haven't. I love the way they use circular logic to dispatch the intelligent designer.

[melata_fic]

Whereas I get approached by a sweet old lady and her strange sunglassed and suited bodyguard, who I don't have the heart to say no to (as well as being worried that the suited guy will hunt me down). A while ago, but I'm still concerned she'll come back and ask questions.

If it doesn't matter if you believe in him, then upon living a good life, it shouldn't matter if he does exist. Grr. Also, how is that not good enough for Jesus? That person must not have read the same bible I did. Whoa.

I am agnostic, which means I'm pretty good either way, and am probably more likely to be interested... up to a point. Beyond that point, I will simply say that the bible is told by men back when they thought it was a good idea to place their toilet next to the river, and it shows. I can't stand the ones who don't know about their own bloody religion.

[labellementeuse]

The sweet old ladies/men are the WORST, because I'm conditioned not to be rude to them. (Actually, I'm hardly ever rude, and then I walk away and think "Damn, why wasn't I more rude?")

I will simply say that the bible is told by men back when they thought it was a good idea to place their toilet next to the river, and it shows.
*grin*

[melata_fic]

Yes. They are so polite and I'm just not able to be rude to nice people in general. But afterwards I do wish I'd just told them to try the next house.

[kitsunerei88]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

I definitely spoke to Christians like that before.

I've also spoken to Christians who think that it shouldn't matter because as long as you've been a good person and everything, you'll go to heaven. Assuming one exists. ^^

The former are more amusing, whereas the latter actually makes sense.

[labellementeuse]

I have met distressingly few of the latter. I don't know all that many of th former, either, but. Argh.

[kitsunerei88]

Really? You met me. ^~

[labellementeuse]

Are you Christian (now?)? Huh, I totally... missed that development. :P Anyway, even counting you, I know few of them. :P

[labellementeuse]

You, and a couple of other people on my flist, are the people I think of when I've reached the end of my tether with Xtian groups on campus (there's this one absolutely awful one who... gah, I can't even. I can't stand them. At all.) and random people telling me I'm going to hell and telling me Jesus loves me and I'm just about ready to say "I HATE ALL CHRISTIANS" and go on a spree.

And then I think about you and chattycheese and a couple of others and take deep soothing breaths and go do something else. So, you know, you're doing a tremendous service for Christians everywhere, and if more of them were like you... well.