(April 17, 2012 at 12:58 am)FallentoReason Wrote: It's not that they will start hating me after that. I know that they're better than that. The problem is that as it is, for obvious reasons my theist friends feel it is morally right to preach about the Word and also get together and discuss it. So as it is, I'm already getting pummeled by their beliefs 2 to 3 times a week. If I start saying that I don't believe anymore then I will get 24/7 pummeling of the Word and countless reasons why it is the truth and so on.
I came out to my father's side of the family. I won't be doing the same with my mother's side. They still love me, and work extra hard on converting me because of it. I have the advantage of living in a different state from every other member of my family, it would be a lot more annoying year-round.
(April 17, 2012 at 12:58 am)FallentoReason Wrote: What I fear the most about this happening is that I will most likely damage their faith more than what they will influence me. I already saw this happen when I decided to test a theist friend by letting out a miniscule amount of what I think is truth. We were discussing something to do with the Gospels and I half intentionally blurted out that church tradition gave the nameless authors labels. He looked at me funny and said 'read the top of every page. it tells us who wrote it!'. Immediately I had to put the brakes because already I could tell that conversation wasn't going to end well. They're all so fragile and any conversation about what I think will most likely destroy them.
Their faith is probably more bullet-proof than you think. I'd avoid arguing over religion with them though. The internetz are out there if they really want to learn something, there's no need for you to waste time defending yourself and catching the blame if someone else decides you're right. Direct them here if they really want to argue.
