Women are a different breed. It took years to persuade my girl that my opinion of the beliefs she was raised with was separate and distinct from my opinion of her, or her intellect.
The less you label yourself, the better off you will be. Mine thought she was a YEC, because she was told she was, before she and reason took over, and she'd "sinned" a couple times.
Religion doesn't have to be a wedge. The beliefs most people profess have little to nothing to do with what they actually believe when they aren't reciting what they've been told.
Tell her you're agnostic, because you are. You can't "know" something in the absence of data. Ask her to tell you what she believes. Sit down, have a cup of coffee, respectfully agree to disagree, and don't be afraid to challenge her: Just don't insult her, mock her, or her beliefs right out of the gate.
Remember, this is someone you're hoping to spend the next 50+ years with: Find out now if you can discuss difficult topics without it being a deal-breaker.
The less you label yourself, the better off you will be. Mine thought she was a YEC, because she was told she was, before she and reason took over, and she'd "sinned" a couple times.
Religion doesn't have to be a wedge. The beliefs most people profess have little to nothing to do with what they actually believe when they aren't reciting what they've been told.
Tell her you're agnostic, because you are. You can't "know" something in the absence of data. Ask her to tell you what she believes. Sit down, have a cup of coffee, respectfully agree to disagree, and don't be afraid to challenge her: Just don't insult her, mock her, or her beliefs right out of the gate.
Remember, this is someone you're hoping to spend the next 50+ years with: Find out now if you can discuss difficult topics without it being a deal-breaker.
