RE: I think i offended my friend when i asked about her beliefs
October 25, 2012 at 3:34 am
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2012 at 3:35 am by Cyberman.)
In my experience, there's no better armour for a person than friends who've closed ranks around them. I don't wish to depress you further but you have no control over what her friends may talk to her about when not in your presence. If your friendship is as strong as you allude, then it ought to be strong enough to withstand the odd bit ot friction, though it may be bruised right now.
Unfortunately, some people just aren't going to be swayed by facts. The Earth and the Universe are vastly older than six thousand years, indeed to my knowledge even that big book of multiple choice, the bible, only seems to support that young age as a result of adding up all those begats. Other than that, I don't think the conclusion can be drawn, at least safely, that the Universe was made around the time that humans discovered beer.
Since your friend is the one making these pretty bold claims, or perhaps regurgitating them is a better way to put it, then she has the burden of substantiating them. Of course she's going to turn to her holy book for support, a shaky foundation at best.
Perhaps you could speak to her about my earlier point about the strength of your friendship, maybe even pointing out that if her faith in her beliefs is equally as strong, then it too shouldn't be affected by anything you may say against it? Certainly not facts, anyway. It all depends how you feel you should play this, how confrontational you're comfortable with being. Good luck.
Oh, and the girl who took that test in the picture would still have failed. The Earth wasn't created by any sort of big bang, except inasmuch as the Big Bang provided the conditions which would later give rise to the Earth's formation. Subtle but crucial difference.
Unfortunately, some people just aren't going to be swayed by facts. The Earth and the Universe are vastly older than six thousand years, indeed to my knowledge even that big book of multiple choice, the bible, only seems to support that young age as a result of adding up all those begats. Other than that, I don't think the conclusion can be drawn, at least safely, that the Universe was made around the time that humans discovered beer.
Since your friend is the one making these pretty bold claims, or perhaps regurgitating them is a better way to put it, then she has the burden of substantiating them. Of course she's going to turn to her holy book for support, a shaky foundation at best.
Perhaps you could speak to her about my earlier point about the strength of your friendship, maybe even pointing out that if her faith in her beliefs is equally as strong, then it too shouldn't be affected by anything you may say against it? Certainly not facts, anyway. It all depends how you feel you should play this, how confrontational you're comfortable with being. Good luck.
Oh, and the girl who took that test in the picture would still have failed. The Earth wasn't created by any sort of big bang, except inasmuch as the Big Bang provided the conditions which would later give rise to the Earth's formation. Subtle but crucial difference.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
