(June 5, 2015 at 12:30 pm)mbk734 Wrote: I went on a mission trip to feed the homeless and fix up a church with a Christian friend and another friend that is atheist. One of the guys we drove with found out we were atheist and was really trying to convince us God existed and I tried to engage him and convince him there is no God while my other friend didn't engage him at all. There was no hope in talking him out of it, but I wondered how I could convince him.
He thinks he is helping you and proving to himself that he is a real Christian. One annoying aspect of Christianity is that it is evangelical so it is part of their faith that they aggravate people.
You probably can't change his mind. Ask him questions about why he believes. Dig a little. Is he afraid of death and not existing? Has religion convinced him that without faith he would become a rapists or murderer? Once you find the emotional reasons that he believes you can at least offer him an alternative way of dealing with those fears or hopes.
