Atheist's how much do you try to deconvert your Theist friends?

Question

If you have Theist friends do you actively try to get them to become Atheist? Or do you just keep your views to yourself unless they ask you about them?
I myself only talk about it if they ask me questions about it.

Answer 1

I usually keep quiet about it. I don't try to deconvert them unless they bring up the subject. Fortunately, my roommate is a bible thumper, so the subject comes up often.

I usually manage to get all of my anti-religious angsts out here on the R & S board.

Answer 2

I do not try and deconvert my theist friends. If they start the conversation trying to convert me, then the gloves come off. My christian friends know better than trying that now.

Witnessing is a two-way street, no matter how many christians think otherwise.

Answer 3

I have many discussions but never try to deconvert. They believe as strongly as I do of an opposing view and nothing good can come of that. I'd rather remain friends.

But I don't have many Theist friends. My sister is Christian and we don't go near the subject.

Answer 4

I'm more agnostic than anything. I let each of my friends believe what they want. I find awkwardness/uncomfortableness/arguments, what have you only arises when my friends start to try to push their viewpoints on one another and use their religious beleifs or non-beliefs to back up their point of view.
I just say chill out, don't get pretentious or pushy about your beliefs and let people believe what they would like to.

Answer 5

I have given up on trying to convince people that God does not exist, and quite frankly it does not particularly bother me.

I do, however, argue in defence of Evolutionary Biology. I don't think I've succeeded in converting anyone to an Evolutionist entirely, but I think I have managed to sow the seeds of doubt in the Creationist beliefs of some of my friends.

Answer 6

I have a mix of friends. Some are believers and some not. They know where I stand. It seldom if ever comes up. I usually only respond if someone starts preaching at me OR if they profess some religious opinion as fact (such as, we're all sinners, etc.). Then I roll. But my believing friends don't preach....I have no time or patience for preachers. They bore me.

Answer 7

maximum of my friends from different religions left a lengthy time period in the past (between one and 2 years i imagine). a number of my Jewish contacts are nonetheless round/have again, yet purely those who stick with Jewish questions and far flung from the important forums. So technically, i have lost extra atheist contacts lately yet purely because extra of them have stuck it out via the most suitable 2 years. i do not have that many energetic theist contacts left to lose.

Answer 8

when i lived in the Keys i'd get into lively discussion about "God" with friends of all persuasion. now i live in rural west central Florida and the Christians here won't give ya the time of day unless they see you in their church, unless you're "one of them" so there's no opportunity to make friends or have lively discussions.

it's okay that the redneck Fundies here are snobs. we non-Christians have found each other so i'm not lonely.

Answer 9

I don't worry about anyone's religion unless they try to impose it on me. I do, however, have a fundamental objection to misplaced apostrophes. The plural of atheist is atheists. Never use an apostrophe to make a plural! (That's me imposing my religion on you :o) )

Answer 10

I NEVER discuss religion with a friend unless I already know where they stand, and know that our friendship will not be harmed by discussing it.

If they're fanatical, I'll just quit calling them though.