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You're on a long flight next to a believer who wants to talk deeply about their faith/proselytize. What do you do?

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KingofHarts 7 Mar 27
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Debate ?

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I tell them i like mythology though i tend to stick with Greek/Roman, & Norse mythos. Then i go into all the virgin births, gods hung on trees/sacrifices, resurrection stories, the similarities between christianity & egyptian mysticism...once they start getting pissed off, I smile, asked them to forgive me & spend the rest of the trip reading with my earbuds in.

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Since I’m deaf without my processors for my cochlear Implant’s I’d just take them out and take a nap! Problem solved!

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I ask the flight attendance for earplugs.

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I don't particularly like to talk to anyone on the plane, and especially not someone who felt compelled to proselytize. Stick in the earbuds or sleep.

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Test the waters to see if they are open minded, then sure.

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I would kindly inform them that it must be a conversation not a sermon... I hated that... Being preached at with no right to cry... BULLSHIT...

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Ask the question "What could a '' and religion possibly have in common?"

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It really depends on my mood. I'll most likely ignore them. I am sick and tired of faith speeches.

Monad Level 4 Apr 3, 2018
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Engage in conversation/discussion. I like discussing beliefs.

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I'd make my own one up and argue that it's better than theirs 🙂

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Probably something the TSA will frown upon...

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Politely deter them and explain I have been there but I am not anymore

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I usually avoid conversation, but once I chatted for hours with an evangelical Christian who was a sex-positive educator. Since I’m a secular sex educator, we had some things in common. By checking my assumptions, I was able to listen and learn from her.

UUNJ Level 8 June 22, 2018
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Parachute out of the plane. Or as Jack Nicholson once said, I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.

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Intersting reading....many responders assume there are parachutes on-board. There are No parachutes on any commercial flights!

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I would try to remind them of history but if that person gets too antagonistic and belligerent and refused to discuss rationally, I'd tell them to have a nice flight and ignore them.

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Really depends on the individual. Is any real conversation possible? Are they so far gone only satire & depravity will shut them up? Are they just so boring &redundant that a coma is preferable? Decisions, decisions!!!

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Shoot him if you can get away with it.

godef Level 7 Mar 27, 2018
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I think I'd threaten violence

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