I once invited them in (man and daughter, about 12 years old), we discussed their beliefs for a while (they made their points and I demolished them all) after an hour or so we got onto blood transfusions... then the fun started! I pointed out that 200 years ago it was a good idea to refuse a transfusion because it would probably kill you, but now we know about blood groups and things and so it probably will save your life. They still said they were against them so I asked what they would do, if on the way home a drunk driver knocked his daughter down and she was lying in the gutter bleeding to death... would he still refuse a transfusion if he was told it would save her life? He said he would... so I just looked at him and said "You would let your own daughter die because of your out dated beliefs? You are a disgusting murdering bastard and I am ashamed to belong to the same species as you" The look on the girls face was priceless, she obviously had never thought about it in those terms before. Maybe I was cruel, but maybe I got her to think and question. (They never came back!!)
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!