RE: Do I sound like the "devil" to you? My mother thinks I speak like the devil...
July 2, 2016 at 9:12 am
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2016 at 1:14 am by robvalue.)
I'm very sorry to hear this
Not at all, you're a smart and lovely guy.
It sounds like binary religious thinking. You're saying stuff that doesn't mesh with their world view, so it's totally wrong and evil.
I agree that if you want to preserve relationships with such people, agreeing that these topics are off limits is the ways to go. If they can't have a discussion without bringing God into it, they have nothing useful to say anyway.
I have a similar rule about shouting. As soon as someone starts raising their voice to me, I won't continue the discussion until they calm down.

It sounds like binary religious thinking. You're saying stuff that doesn't mesh with their world view, so it's totally wrong and evil.
I agree that if you want to preserve relationships with such people, agreeing that these topics are off limits is the ways to go. If they can't have a discussion without bringing God into it, they have nothing useful to say anyway.
I have a similar rule about shouting. As soon as someone starts raising their voice to me, I won't continue the discussion until they calm down.
Feel free to send me a private message.
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