I just sat down in a United Airlines plane headed from DC to Newark, NJ. Next to me is seated a priest. Collar, Irish brogue,a whiff of scotch, the works. What should I say or discuss with him.
Never mind the priest. being in that run. DC to NJ. terrible
Ask him if you can try his scotch.
Sip it and announce loudly: "GOD D A M N!!!! That's good stuff!!!!!"
The weather, the flight - nothing else - he'll humour you
hopefully. that run is deadly
"Oh - hello there. A man of god, I see! Forgive me, but I'm curious - have you always been a delusional fuckwit, wallowing in your fairy tales of a psychopathic and murderous god; or is this a form of brainless, self-decepton that you achieved by dint of great effort later in life?"
And no ... I'm not serious!
I hear the voice of the Walter Mitty spirit that we all share.???
The Holy Trinity, I love listening to double-talk bullshit.
His Scotch preference, Ireland, DC, the weather. So many things to talk about that have nothing to do with religion.
We discussed books and my work. For a man working in a pre-medieval field he excellently well accoutered technology-wise. He brought his laptop and was into Paul Newman’s “The Verdict.”
Saying nothing is another option.
that would be my choice
Whatever you like that is nothing to do with religion
I'd talk about whiskey. He surely has some divine guidance on the subject.
Jameson, Paddy, or Tullamore, he would never suggest that Protestant Bushmills!
I would ask him what it was like growing up in Ireland.