(November 16, 2010 at 10:01 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Well, one should avoid saying things like that to people who believe in God unless that person is open to discussion. You should have stopped at this statement, "I'm not gonna make them believe in santa claus because that would be lying." easy peasy and you wouldn't have offended her.
I tried to stop at that statement but that's what made her angry in the first place. From there, we kept going on until I made that "No god, no santa" remark. That did make the debating even worse...
Quote:If she is secure in her beliefs and they provide her with a genuine measure of comfort, your lack of belief should not upset her. Attempting to dissuade her of her faith would likely do more harm than good. I'd wager it be best to reason with her through her faith, as it's obviously a delicate issue for her.My lack of belief didn't upset her before, but she thinks I've gone too far with the whole "no mythical creatures" thing (we weren't just talking about Santa Claus. I just used him as an example). However, she does get upset when she feels like I'm trying to, as you've said, dissuade her. I'm not.
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