I always invite the Christian door knockers into the house. My wife usually rolls her eyes and walks away as fast as she can. I can't help it. It's fun!
This man sat down, and I asked him, "What is it about the bible that convinces you to believe in God?"
He said, "The Jews wandering the desert."
Having not heard this one, I was curious, "What?", I asked.
He explained, "40 years! Following Mosses through the dessert, they just earned their freedom and they willfully and faithfully followed. Over a million of them! There's no way they would have done that unless they were sure that the man they were following had spoken to God. Think about it, what would it take for you to act with that kind of faith?! God must be real."
I was rather surprised to hear this. I thought Id heard everything that could possibly be found to be convincing and this poor bastard was taken in by a well known hoax...
I blinked a few times once he finished and without breaking eye contact, I told him, "But that never happened."
He looked puzzled, "what didn't happen?"
"None of it. Literally, none of it. Scientists and researchers have combed the area that these people were supposed to have been roaming and there is absolutely no sign that points to any part of that story being true. There's no artifacts, nothing. It was all made up. If a million people wandered ANYWHERE for 40 years, there would be mounds and mounds of artifacts that they would have left behind. 40 years? Wandering? C'mon...40 years is enough to start a new civilization in the desert. None of that is true."
He looked absolutely stunned. These doorknockers are not like our resident theists, they don't anticipate trained atheists, they're just hoping for a Christian who has never questioned their faith, or a guppy nonbeliever of the same background. This guy was not ready to have this conversation.
"You alright?" I asked.
Suddenly becoming aware of his appearance he straightened up and said "yes...yes! Well, they'll probably find the evidence soon. Science is always changing, you know..."
(Sure buddy)
This man sat down, and I asked him, "What is it about the bible that convinces you to believe in God?"
He said, "The Jews wandering the desert."
Having not heard this one, I was curious, "What?", I asked.
He explained, "40 years! Following Mosses through the dessert, they just earned their freedom and they willfully and faithfully followed. Over a million of them! There's no way they would have done that unless they were sure that the man they were following had spoken to God. Think about it, what would it take for you to act with that kind of faith?! God must be real."
I was rather surprised to hear this. I thought Id heard everything that could possibly be found to be convincing and this poor bastard was taken in by a well known hoax...
I blinked a few times once he finished and without breaking eye contact, I told him, "But that never happened."
He looked puzzled, "what didn't happen?"
"None of it. Literally, none of it. Scientists and researchers have combed the area that these people were supposed to have been roaming and there is absolutely no sign that points to any part of that story being true. There's no artifacts, nothing. It was all made up. If a million people wandered ANYWHERE for 40 years, there would be mounds and mounds of artifacts that they would have left behind. 40 years? Wandering? C'mon...40 years is enough to start a new civilization in the desert. None of that is true."
He looked absolutely stunned. These doorknockers are not like our resident theists, they don't anticipate trained atheists, they're just hoping for a Christian who has never questioned their faith, or a guppy nonbeliever of the same background. This guy was not ready to have this conversation.
"You alright?" I asked.
Suddenly becoming aware of his appearance he straightened up and said "yes...yes! Well, they'll probably find the evidence soon. Science is always changing, you know..."
(Sure buddy)
