(June 2, 2015 at 2:54 pm)PhilliptheTeenageAtheist Wrote: But thank you all for your welcoming and encouragement. And I'll keep your suggestion in mind Faith No More. Nothing like pro tips from a seasoned atheist lol.
Well, that was intended more to be a description of what I would do than it was a suggestion. I tend to react to everything with sarcasm. You can try it if you want to, though. If your dad is intent on putting you down with a stereotype, why not point out its absurdity by having a bit of fun with it?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell