I actually enjoy when I talk to Christians about their beliefs. I have absolutely no reason to believe in God, have seen no evidence for God, and don't believe that any religious concept of God could ever describe a presence that would be "God", even if some such being did exist.
That being said, I've studied lots of religions and learned as much as I can about them, they influence so much of the way people think and act. I don't enjoy talking to the argumentative or uneducated religious adherents because in my experience they don't react well to critical questions.
I don't approach the conversations in a rude way, or a polite way, but in a critical, and receptive way. I don't think that there is any real possibility of convincing a true believer their ideas are wrong, that is something that would have to come from themselves. So I ask probing questions that made me realize the whole thing was batshit crazy, and then I don't try to argue with them.
These people also aren't necessary illogical or irrational in most aspects of their lives. Again, from my experience religion seems to be able to cordon itself off in sections of people's minds, allowing them to at once hold a completely unfounded belief in God while at the same time being able to critically and rationally explore the rest of their world.
I think that simply setting the seed of the question in their mind is the most I can do, and I always hope they are able to actually teach me something I didn't know, at the very least it lets me understand someone else's perspective, and there is nothing better to help breed cooperation than understanding other people's POV.
That being said, I've studied lots of religions and learned as much as I can about them, they influence so much of the way people think and act. I don't enjoy talking to the argumentative or uneducated religious adherents because in my experience they don't react well to critical questions.
I don't approach the conversations in a rude way, or a polite way, but in a critical, and receptive way. I don't think that there is any real possibility of convincing a true believer their ideas are wrong, that is something that would have to come from themselves. So I ask probing questions that made me realize the whole thing was batshit crazy, and then I don't try to argue with them.
These people also aren't necessary illogical or irrational in most aspects of their lives. Again, from my experience religion seems to be able to cordon itself off in sections of people's minds, allowing them to at once hold a completely unfounded belief in God while at the same time being able to critically and rationally explore the rest of their world.
I think that simply setting the seed of the question in their mind is the most I can do, and I always hope they are able to actually teach me something I didn't know, at the very least it lets me understand someone else's perspective, and there is nothing better to help breed cooperation than understanding other people's POV.
My religion is the understanding of my world. My god is the energy that underlies it all. My worship is my constant endeavor to unravel the mysteries of my religion. 
