Note this was merely because I considered the possibility of contrary evidence, not a public expression of disbelief.
Not to be a total jerk and imply you are a total jerk, but the way you merely consider the possibility of contrary evidence matters a lot. I simply want to point out that there is no chance in the world of accurately describing what you or someone like Wednesday would go through in a sentence and there is always an easy option to tilt the histories in your favor. Someone’s perceptions of their own attitudes is difficult enough without trying to remember what your emotional state at age 14. I can hear someone say, “I was only asking questions,” and know that the words are true but are a complete lie at the same time. Linguistics is easy to twist into your favor.
Again, I am not implying you match any of these descriptions. I just saw an old pattern and felt like pointing it out (at the risk of focusing on the minutiae of your comment).
I agree that is a common failure mode, and I could be misremembering. I made that statement because I did know a handful of people who would belligerently “question” people about religion, and I am pretty sure I was not one of them. I only spoke to intimate friends about my thoughts, and even then, it was done rarely and with extreme hesitancy. It is the sort of thing that spreads through gossip though, while could also explain some of the negative responses.
With my parents, around age 17, I started to outright refuse to attend church, but the troubles started before then. I got a stern lecture from my mom about age 15 for making a statement that assumed evolution was true.
Thanks for alerting me to the potential problem, but I will respectfully claim it doesn’t apply.
Not to be a total jerk and imply you are a total jerk, but the way you merely consider the possibility of contrary evidence matters a lot. I simply want to point out that there is no chance in the world of accurately describing what you or someone like Wednesday would go through in a sentence and there is always an easy option to tilt the histories in your favor. Someone’s perceptions of their own attitudes is difficult enough without trying to remember what your emotional state at age 14. I can hear someone say, “I was only asking questions,” and know that the words are true but are a complete lie at the same time. Linguistics is easy to twist into your favor.
Again, I am not implying you match any of these descriptions. I just saw an old pattern and felt like pointing it out (at the risk of focusing on the minutiae of your comment).
I agree that is a common failure mode, and I could be misremembering. I made that statement because I did know a handful of people who would belligerently “question” people about religion, and I am pretty sure I was not one of them. I only spoke to intimate friends about my thoughts, and even then, it was done rarely and with extreme hesitancy. It is the sort of thing that spreads through gossip though, while could also explain some of the negative responses.
With my parents, around age 17, I started to outright refuse to attend church, but the troubles started before then. I got a stern lecture from my mom about age 15 for making a statement that assumed evolution was true.
Thanks for alerting me to the potential problem, but I will respectfully claim it doesn’t apply.
Which works for me. I am glad you are willing to accept the question.