(October 4, 2015 at 9:42 am)Iroscato Wrote: A creationist in my class at college, about 5 years ago. He firmly believed the world was created in 6 days, 6,000 years ago. He was also a deeply unpleasant human being, and seemed to take relish in the fact that so many people would be burning in hell.
Despite my various attempts at politely and not so politely asking him to leave me alone, he persisted.
So I punched him in the face one day, after about 6 months of this going on. And he left me alone. Do I regret it? Yes, to some extent - but 16 year old, hormone-filled me was not prepared to handle the unrelenting stupidity and general dickishness coming from this guy. :/
6 months? You're a lot more patient than I am.
I haven't met a theist IRL who was that persistently obnoxious, but I did once have an Amway asshole try to insert himself into my life (he seemed to think I owed it to him because he picked me up hitchhiking). He would call at work, show up unannounced at my place, etc. I tried the polite brush-off for about two weeks. Then one day, after I'd been partying hard with some friends, he turned up at my place and woke me up to pitch me again on the virtues of joining Amway. I mustered by best (hung over) Michael Corleone coldness and informed him that the next time I saw him, regardless of circumstances, I would beat his ass without remorse. I fucking meant it, and I think he knew I meant it because I never saw or heard from the prick again.
Sometimes sweetness works. Sometimes you need a club.
