You are a fresh MIT grad going to work in the big rocket industry in town. But you are different from most ppl here because of your smug belief in the scientific method.
Ppl make small talk by asking what church you go to. If you tell them you are not religious, they will be appalled and make sure you feel like an outsider.
So what church do you pick to pretend to be a co-religionist?
2006-12-03 08:10:24 · 7 answers · asked by pollomallet 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Huntsville isn't *that* isolated. If you wanna be 'co-religionist' you gotta go Baptist. If you want to just schmooze with religious people you could go to the Unitarian Universalist Church over on Governor's drive.
You're better off getting a bass boat and learn to like football and bass fishing (water skiing). There's plenty of other stuff to talk about.
Oh yeah...it just dawned on me that you may want to fake the religion part til you know whether the interlocutor has a cute daughter he's trying to palm off on you. Keep your wits about you. Go...okay, you can say baptist because there'll always be a different baptist church from the one the other person goes to. And you don't want to pick a church that'll actually turn them off from introducing their daughter. So, study up on baptist-ism enough to talk for exactly 30 seconds (you don't have to go but it wouldn't hurt to know when the singles groups meet at at least one church - and just fyi, those things can be pretty good meet markets). Any more than 30 seconds and you're actually talking religion which is actually pretty boring.
2006-12-03 08:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-29 20:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smug is right. There are plenty of educated Alabamians who accept the religious choices of others.
Further, if you want people to treat you in an honest, open manner, you need to be open and honest yourself. I've learned one thing about Southerners--they are a lot sharper than you seem to believe.
I know you graduated from MIT but you apparently aren't very wise when it comes do your dealings with people. Try assuming intelligence and understanding on their part, and maybe they'll treat you that way.
2006-12-03 14:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, done enough pretending, i'd come out with it. Anyone says anytihng I'd ask them which they would prefer:
When designing guidance chips for the rockets would you want me to spend an hour
A) Checking my math and the electronic conenctions
B) Praying that it doesn't kill the town 2 minutes after take-off
2006-12-03 08:15:41 · answer #4 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think I'd tell the truth and see if they really wanted to explore the issue. Perhaps I'd get bored with that, but I'm sure you are in a very tough spot. Don't know how you're going to get a mate though.
2006-12-04 12:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unitarian Universalist. That way, they'll all flee in terror and leave you alone;)
http://www.uua.org/aboutuua/principles.html
Actually, UUs will accept people who don't take the Bible as the sole text for determining right and wrong, much less scientific fact. Its more like a social group for agnostics, liberal Christians, pagans and secular humanists like you.
2006-12-03 08:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by Wise1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why cant you stand up for your convictions?
A relationship structured on lies will reflect its outcome anyway. I am sure human resources could care less. YOu are both there for money.
2006-12-03 08:48:09 · answer #7 · answered by Labatt113 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋