I enjoy listening to others tell their tale and if asked I will state my beliefs and thoughts. I don't try to change anyone and I certainly don't denigrate their beliefs.

I try and present my opinions to the elderly in a way that will not agitate them. There is a fine line balance for being supportive to this type person, and voicing strong opinions against injustice! I still try and find away, though...(I am one of them now).

I don't think it is ever bad to express your beliefs. It unly turns bad when you try to change someone else's beliefs. Just put your ideas out there, and let others decide what to make of them.

What other people think is none of my biz, period.

My mother is old and super religious, many of the people I work with are he same, I am not inclined to disenchant them at this late stage.

I’ve wondered the same, but as I age, have less respect for those not having taken the opportunity to enlighten themselves - thus continue to inflict ignorance and myth on the young. Trauma may have brought about a skewed view of reality or caused some to cling to anything in order to survive, but it’s no excuse for perpetuating unsubstantiated ‘beliefs’ as truth. Most all have a taste of trauma, not all come away scared for life ~

As life passes humans get more set in their ways, and have less time to benefit from change - so there is a 'diminishing return' from trying to change people's set viewpoints as they get older.

I tend to feel that by the time the hair on someone's head is largely grey there really is little point.

I am an 'elderly' fellow and you are free to challenge my beliefs any time you want. Bring it on.

The truth is the truth....as much as it hurts.

Yes, we do need to take care. that is not to say we should not express our opinions, but we need to make sure that we question the ideology and not the person.

It has always troubled me that I can’t really express myself to people I suspect would be harmed if they lost their belief system, even if it actually harms them. I always end up unable to say those things that would actually give my argument weight.