Should we decline to discuss our beliefs or non-beliefs with people who appear

[Citizen of the Cosmos]

to be emotionally vulnerable? even if they ask?

 

[bindysdogs]

Should I not ask my children to cross the road because they want to decline my belief that they will possibly get run over?

 

[someone satirical]

I think its fine to discuss your beliefs with anybody, why shouldn't you discuss your beliefs with someone ? its like not speaking to someone because you think they are depressed.

 

[steadfast]

Good point.

But with so much trolling going on who is to know?

 

[Jesus Chrysler]

That's Christianity's favorite tactic. That's why they devote the overwhelming majority of their resources to indoctrinating children, the elderly, the impoverished/uneducated, the incarcerated and the drug-addicted.
Christianity aggressively goes after those who are less able to emotionally defend themselves against brainwashing tactics.

 

[LoveTheSon]

Well, for one thing, we're all emotionally vulnerable. I think you're free to discuss your beliefs or non-beliefs with anyone you want to. Ultimately we all make our own choices given the information we've been presented. It would be a shame to make a choice without considering all the possibilities.

 

[Jabberwock]

Not necessarily, but it might make a difference to the way we discuss them.

While many of us have thick skins and can cope with the snarling wolf den that is R&S, some people can't and need to be treated a bit more gently. We just have to judge each case accordingly.

 

[Morganie5]

Why? People need help.

 

[Hahahahaha... ^_^]

Sometimes those people are the ones who need to hear them the most.