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Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 12:39 am
How do you deal with fanatics? People that don't stop talking about and or trying to convert/teach wisdom from whatever belief, no matter how much you ask them to stop, 1. Strangers, 2. Family.
I have no issues with people believing whatever it is they believe, just running low on patience with the broken records that turn off their ears and won't stop when asked.
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 4:49 am
(November 22, 2022 at 12:39 am)lawngnome Wrote: How do you deal with fanatics? People that don't stop talking about and or trying to convert/teach wisdom from whatever belief, no matter how much you ask them to stop, 1. Strangers, 2. Family.
I have no issues with people believing whatever it is they believe, just running low on patience with the broken records that turn off their ears and won't stop when asked.
Punching usually works.
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‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 6:28 am
Saying that I have to go to the bathroom has always been a conversation stopper.
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 7:18 am
This is the only place I deal with fanatics.
IRL, I simply stay away from them.
“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 10:16 am
The root of "fanatic" is, of course, "fan".
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 10:47 am
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You can inspire people to believe by your own example. Mind f them isnt working at all.
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 11:22 am
(November 22, 2022 at 10:47 am)purplepurpose Wrote: You can inspire people to believe by your own example. Mind f them isnt working at all.
Nah, it’s all down to punching.
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 1:28 pm
I don't. I establish boundaries and if they aren't respected, I don't need them in my life. Life's too short for me to do otherwise.
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 2:15 pm
I fart in their general direction.
Although, ocassionaly, it requires a shart.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
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RE: Dealing with fanatics
November 22, 2022 at 2:22 pm
(November 22, 2022 at 2:15 pm)brewer Wrote: I fart in their general direction.
Although, ocassionaly, it requires a shart.
Brewer's back, Brewer's back.
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