Two people are in room with nothing to do, read, or watch. They have each heard bad news about themselves or a family member. One is a staunch atheists and the other is a staunch theists. Who will strike up a conversation first? Will either just keep to themselves? If you are in this situation what would you do? How would you start the conversation?
2007-12-27 04:11:58 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Chrissy:
LOL! Me too, I can think better in my sleep. Thumbs up.
Considering the answers religion or lack of has a lot to do with it.
2007-12-27 04:20:43 · update #1
Patricia:
I did notice the "s" after I hit the submit button. Sadly you cannot edit questions. I was going to make a correction in an edit, but said "screw it, no one will be that petty to point out a slight". Guess I was wrong
Correction:
I meant atheist and theist, not atheists and theists.
2007-12-27 04:25:04 · update #2
Jess:
You want more information, but you answered the question without the extra information. No need to over explain.
2007-12-27 04:36:50 · update #3
If it were me in this situation I would go to sleep.
2007-12-27 04:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the news is. I'm a very sensitive person, so if it was something like, "You have a terminal brain tumor and three months to live," or "Your father has an inoperable heart condition and probably won't last the week," I would almost certainly be crying. I would hope I would be stuck in a room with someone - theist or atheist - who was kind enough to ask anyone who was sitting with them and crying why they were crying. I wouldn't just blurt it out.
)O(
2007-12-27 04:19:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insufficient data for a meaningful answer -- there's just too much disparity among both theists AND atheists.
But if I'm the atheist in the room, I probably wouldn't be the one to start the conversation -- I'd have enough on my mind, and don't generally have a lot of time or patience for fools...
2007-12-27 04:15:14 · answer #3 · answered by The Reverend Soleil 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of theological viewpoints, both are still human being with feelings and depending on the personality types I think it would be a 50/50 chance of who would strike up the conversation first.
2007-12-27 04:15:47 · answer #4 · answered by Tony AM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would seem to depend more on each one's personality type than their religious preference. Although, I'd wager if the theist is a Southern Baptist, they'd strike up a convo first to try to save the atheist from eternal damnation.
2007-12-27 04:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 06:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what religion or lack of religion has to do with this scenario. I would need to know more about who each person is. If it were myself, who is the other person with me? Why does it matter who speaks first? However, knowing myself and how much I like to talk, I'd probably start the conversation with "Do you want to talk about it?" If the other person didn't want to talk about their own plight, I'd then ask if they minded if I discussed my own.
More details, please.
2007-12-27 04:25:35 · answer #7 · answered by ♛Qu€€n♛J€§§¡¢a♛™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it would start with the theist saying that some god or other will watch over them. The atheist will laugh.
2007-12-27 04:15:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"One is a staunch atheists and the other is a staunch theists. "
Good god, why is it so hard for people to get this plural thing right?
2007-12-27 04:21:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are two humans in a room that has experienced problems. Something we all go through. What or how we believe has nothing to do with it.
2007-12-27 18:47:58 · answer #10 · answered by Loukinda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rarely talk about my "bad news" with a stranger, unless they are sharing their misfortunes with me and I think that my situation will help them out in some way.
2007-12-27 04:15:37 · answer #11 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋