(August 2, 2020 at 8:21 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:From day to day interaction with people, I don't advertise my beliefs; philosophical, ideological or otherwise.(August 2, 2020 at 8:12 pm)Sal Wrote: A very drunk and notoriously violent man asked me if I believed in God in the local pub after I told him my name (it's biblical). Sensing from the environment that if I told the truth there would be fisticuffs and other entertainment, I gave a vague non-committal "spirit of humanity" dodge to be left in peace with my beer.
Am I a coward? Depends how you look at it. I could've told this violent man the truth and possibly end in a fight, but I chose to lie and be left alone.
Those who know me, know my stance on faith. I'm not gonna entertain a possible bloody nose because of some principle talking with (violent) strangers.
Hmmm...not willing to be beaten into belief.
There are times when the less said the better...seems this was one of those times.
Funny how what's personal to some, others think they have the right to know.
I'm of the conviction that most people don't operate in their daily activities out from any sort of ideological framework, but rather act according to their immediate environment to needs and necessities.
The whole ideology thing are just fanciful ways in which people try to explain behavior, poorly.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman