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<blockquote data-quote="Earatha" data-source="post: 71015190" data-attributes="member: 395660"><p>No, I just accept that there are people whose theistic beliefs will not be changed. And I also accept that so long as they aren't hurting anyone and they're happy it's none of my business. I have my own stuff to do, and I don't have time to act as a spokesperson for atheism. I care, but there are more pressing matters on my plate. </p><p></p><p>Some beliefs will not change no matter what. If you'll forgive an example, my dad got into a fight with a 9/11 truther recently online. And as my expertise is structural engineering he asked for my help. My dad hates truthers because he thinks they act to lessen or deflect guilt of what was a truly heinous act which killed many of our close friends. So I agreed to help out. I spent the better part of a month doing all the math, drawing graphs, examining blueprints, and explaining. After all this the person my dad was arguing with called me a sexist slur and accused me of being "in on it." My conclusion is either that he didn't understand what I was saying, since I had explained as I would to a freshman engineering student. If this is the case I don't have the time to teach him everything necessary to get him to understand. The sadder, and more likely conclusion, is that they didn't want to accept what I was saying, and there is nothing I can do about that. </p><p></p><p>Belief that is tied to ones self image won't be changed by evidence. And I'm so sorry for the rant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earatha, post: 71015190, member: 395660"] No, I just accept that there are people whose theistic beliefs will not be changed. And I also accept that so long as they aren't hurting anyone and they're happy it's none of my business. I have my own stuff to do, and I don't have time to act as a spokesperson for atheism. I care, but there are more pressing matters on my plate. Some beliefs will not change no matter what. If you'll forgive an example, my dad got into a fight with a 9/11 truther recently online. And as my expertise is structural engineering he asked for my help. My dad hates truthers because he thinks they act to lessen or deflect guilt of what was a truly heinous act which killed many of our close friends. So I agreed to help out. I spent the better part of a month doing all the math, drawing graphs, examining blueprints, and explaining. After all this the person my dad was arguing with called me a sexist slur and accused me of being "in on it." My conclusion is either that he didn't understand what I was saying, since I had explained as I would to a freshman engineering student. If this is the case I don't have the time to teach him everything necessary to get him to understand. The sadder, and more likely conclusion, is that they didn't want to accept what I was saying, and there is nothing I can do about that. Belief that is tied to ones self image won't be changed by evidence. And I'm so sorry for the rant. [/QUOTE]
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