Last night I was around a bunch of fundie types because I'm helping them out with gathering food for the holidays for poor people. Anyway, the topic of The Golden Compass came up.
They all started about how it's evil and demonic and they'd never allow their kids to see it and how "they heard" all sorts of things. I asked some of them if they had actually read the book, and none of them had. I then told them that I have read every one of the books and that it's merely a fantasy story with a theme that makes people think about the often disturbing things that are done sometimes in the name of religion.
Did they listen to me? No.
They told me to shut up, and if I didn't shut up I could leave.
I left as they continued to attack something they were ignorant about because of what "they heard" from other people who have never read the books.
So yeah.. .why do some people enjoy being ignorant and misinformed?
2007-12-07
03:49:27
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