Holy fuck [no pun intended] that was a lot of replies, hahaha. Lemme respond in order.
Rhythm: While it is possible he could just be 'normally crazy,' it's the only thing he really displays as a tendency. That and his tendencies towards fantasy, artistic endeavors, and the like. I dunno. Like I said, I'll probably needle him a bit, see if I can work out a bit of his history. He never discusses his parents...maybe I should start there.
I kinda take the Dr. House approach with people; everyone is a puzzle, and I tend to get a bit obsessive about solving them, so long as they intrigue me enough to be worth my time. Friends are usually the ones who bear the brunt of this. Most of them don't mind. Mostly.
I think South Park did an excellent job of spoofing the Christian viewpoint of Christ and their "relationship" with him with their episode, Christian Rock Hard. "I wanna get on my knees and pleasure Jesus, I wanna feel his warm salvation all over my face..."
Voltair: First off; your name is fucking awesome. Second: I hadn't considered using Carl Sagan's point there. I usually try to make my arguments and points on my own without borrowing from others...but, sometimes, especially when faced with such childish stubbornness, you must turn to a greater mind to more eloquently nail the point home. I'll have to bring that up next time me and him discuss this topic.
Doubting Thomas: VERY convenient. In fact...you might say hilariously so. You'd think that an angel would, at least for a moment, let himself be known a bit more grandly, you know? Sprout wings, wink at the small group gathered, ascend in a blaze of light to the heavens. It wouldn't be very overt since it'd be only to a small group of people who are complete strangers but their story would spark a tidal wave of faith, since under scrutiny these absolute strangers just so happened to see an angel save someone and then ascend into heaven. Given the whole "plague of unbelief" you'd think god would be more willing to stoke the flames of faith a little bit. You know...if he were REAL... But no, we get these hilariously miniscule specks of things that cannot be confirmed by anyone else. VERY...VERY convenient.
Summerqueen: Well his brain definitely seems to be geared incorrectly somewhere. It sounds a bit like a stereotypical "angel" description, though, one out of fantasy, with the flowing golden hair and ice-blue eyes and all that. ...Hey, maybe it was an Aryan angel.
Also; I learned some rock-climbing from my brother [who is a Ranger; rock climbing techniques are drilled into them on the fifth week, I think it is], and the idea of someone falling 30 feet...I dunno. That height seems a little too convenient. Not bragging but I've got some decent build on me. My friend...does not. He's a skinny fucker. REALLY skinny. 30 feet is largely considered to be just within the "you're gonna die if you fall" range of heights. 30 feet is also not a height I can picture him climbing to. Starting to think this story of his is outright fabricated through and through.
ChadWooters: I actually did bring this up to him when I had to cease his circular logic spree. It worked pretty damn well at getting him to start floundering like a beached fish.
Rhythm: While it is possible he could just be 'normally crazy,' it's the only thing he really displays as a tendency. That and his tendencies towards fantasy, artistic endeavors, and the like. I dunno. Like I said, I'll probably needle him a bit, see if I can work out a bit of his history. He never discusses his parents...maybe I should start there.
I kinda take the Dr. House approach with people; everyone is a puzzle, and I tend to get a bit obsessive about solving them, so long as they intrigue me enough to be worth my time. Friends are usually the ones who bear the brunt of this. Most of them don't mind. Mostly.
I think South Park did an excellent job of spoofing the Christian viewpoint of Christ and their "relationship" with him with their episode, Christian Rock Hard. "I wanna get on my knees and pleasure Jesus, I wanna feel his warm salvation all over my face..."
Voltair: First off; your name is fucking awesome. Second: I hadn't considered using Carl Sagan's point there. I usually try to make my arguments and points on my own without borrowing from others...but, sometimes, especially when faced with such childish stubbornness, you must turn to a greater mind to more eloquently nail the point home. I'll have to bring that up next time me and him discuss this topic.
Doubting Thomas: VERY convenient. In fact...you might say hilariously so. You'd think that an angel would, at least for a moment, let himself be known a bit more grandly, you know? Sprout wings, wink at the small group gathered, ascend in a blaze of light to the heavens. It wouldn't be very overt since it'd be only to a small group of people who are complete strangers but their story would spark a tidal wave of faith, since under scrutiny these absolute strangers just so happened to see an angel save someone and then ascend into heaven. Given the whole "plague of unbelief" you'd think god would be more willing to stoke the flames of faith a little bit. You know...if he were REAL... But no, we get these hilariously miniscule specks of things that cannot be confirmed by anyone else. VERY...VERY convenient.
Summerqueen: Well his brain definitely seems to be geared incorrectly somewhere. It sounds a bit like a stereotypical "angel" description, though, one out of fantasy, with the flowing golden hair and ice-blue eyes and all that. ...Hey, maybe it was an Aryan angel.
Also; I learned some rock-climbing from my brother [who is a Ranger; rock climbing techniques are drilled into them on the fifth week, I think it is], and the idea of someone falling 30 feet...I dunno. That height seems a little too convenient. Not bragging but I've got some decent build on me. My friend...does not. He's a skinny fucker. REALLY skinny. 30 feet is largely considered to be just within the "you're gonna die if you fall" range of heights. 30 feet is also not a height I can picture him climbing to. Starting to think this story of his is outright fabricated through and through.
ChadWooters: I actually did bring this up to him when I had to cease his circular logic spree. It worked pretty damn well at getting him to start floundering like a beached fish.
