Dealing with people who think you're crazy?

Originally Posted by girlsearching

I just let people who don't share my beliefs let them have their opinion. I've gotten messaged by one of my Christian friends that my beliefs were; "malarkey" . We were having a verbal disagreement on religion .

My statement to religiously stubborn people

"My religion (being spiritual) Teaches me to love everyone as they are. With love comes acceptance.

But Yours is teaching you to tell me that my religion is wrong?"

[FallingLeaves]

Originally Posted by Badcopyinc

My statement to religiously stubborn people

"My religion (being spiritual) Teaches me to love everyone as they are. With love comes acceptance.

But Yours is teaching you to tell me that my religion is wrong?"

FWIW I don't think many religious people are what they describe themselves as... in the Christian religion the founder even said that would be the case going forward

[Golden Eagle]

ego projecting its fear ~

All delusions within illusions ~

Make LIGHT of it all ~

[dream jo]

yes no feanh
thy say im mad
thysay im scum
thy say im evi;l
thy say im a rottr
thy say im a persn its hdi not evn born
im a vile exscu ofa humen bean ia m
evry 1 gt gud in thm im 1 it shud not if bean god hw cid gof let su 1 l me be born wish i cud ansr ths 1 coz i no i feal bad wen pepel hv a go
sorry if im sayin wongs thngs bts its e its vile roten 2 bone b it is no else is bad only me

[girlsearching]

Originally Posted by Badcopyinc

My statement to religiously stubborn people

"My religion (being spiritual) Teaches me to love everyone as they are. With love comes acceptance.

But Yours is teaching you to tell me that my religion is wrong?"

"The Christian Jesus and Holy Bible " apparently says every anti-Christian faith is wrong.

[Raziel]

Originally Posted by Badcopyinc

i ask them why it bugs them that I'm not being who THEY want me to be. they normally just shake their heads and drop it.

I always have the feeling that people look at me & say "who are you to change it, or have a different opinion". They are comfortable with the groups accepted idea or opinion of the way things should be. Even as a child I was well aware that a group can be wrong - look at mob violence, ancient Mayans, Nazi's.

For me I can no longer be socially false & it causes an issue when dealing with others. There seems to be a complete song & dance that you are expected to perform before they accept you but who are they anyway?

If I go to "parties" which I hate now I'm over 10 it's the same thing.

Them: "Hi, you ok?"
Me: "yes thanks you?"
Them: "I'm looking forward to the drinking"
Me: (in my head) how clever of you, liquid
Them: "so what's your team did you watch the football?"
Me: "nope ..." (it's boring after 30 years of seeing it)
Them "oh ..."

Every time the same thing, I think some people are just stuck on a loop - thankfully your not.

I can quite happily sit in silence sipping a coke & talk to the wife but the others tend to give me a wide birth. Sometimes I think being like them would be simpler but at the same time when you get to speak to someone who actually has something to say it's far more rewarding..

There have been plenty of times that I have really made an effort with the "in" people & it's similar to being outed as a spy. The song & dance performance they expect from each other is all consuming & I believe that it has essentially been constructed to waste energy.

The conversation is non-existent when those involved already have it prepared & mapped out ahead of time.