Speaking to theists

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For myself, the few times the issue of religion came across when talking to theist friends or family members, I found that even suggesting anything contrary to their beliefs they started looking mildly offended and went on a defensive stance, sometimes even accusing me of blasphemy. You know how the religious mind works. Their beliefs have been ingrained into their minds from a very young age and suggesting that their beliefs may be wrong or attacking their faith is a big deal for them. The more close minded they are, the most offended and defensive they become. Some of us were also ingrained with religious beliefs but managed to break away from them with a little research and applying common sense and reason.

Something that usually came up when I discuss literature, books by Dawkins, Hitchens and other works on the matter with a theist friend he would go on the defensive and ask this absurd question: "Why should I believe what those people have to say instead of believing in what the Bible says? What's the difference?". I just can't bother answering because of how hard it is to win any argument with a stubborn theist.