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This is one of those little incidents that I personally find rather ironic, simply because it shows the sheer assholism of some people.
I recently took a plane to visit my Grandparents, while on the plane I was reading a bible, not for any religious reasons, merely because I hadnt read it in a while and some parts are actually fairly entertaining regardless of your religion.
Anyway, this guy sitting next to me snorts, and says, "You know thats all fake, right? It was all made up to control people."
"Really? Well, your certainly entitled to your opinion."
Guy apparently doesnt want to be deflected from the arguement, so he goes on for a while, explaining about how Christianity is bad.
I listen for a while, until he stops, and tell him that while he is entitled to his opinion, I am also entitled not to listen, and also to ask him to please stop, I am happy enough for now simply reading my book.
Alright, this is the funny part.
He says "Whatever, just dont try to force your religion on me or anything."

That was my 'WTF." moment for the week.
Of course, its handy because I can post it here so that people know that its not just Jehovas Witness' and Mormons that do this sort of thing.

Wait ... this guy wasn't wearing a turban and bomb was he? I told Ahmed to cut that out.

Yeah, that does seem funny that he is a hypocrite. He tries to force his beliefs on you or something similar to that, yet is concerned that you will try to do the same to him.

He did look a bit like the terrorist guy from Contact. The one who blew up the giant gyroscope thing :P

He did look a bit like the terrorist guy from Contact. The one who blew up the giant gyroscope thing :P

That's Gary Busey's son. :)

Humorously ironic.

This is one of those little incidents that I personally find rather ironic, simply because it shows the sheer assholism of some people.
I recently took a plane to visit my Grandparents, while on the plane I was reading a bible, not for any religious reasons, merely because I hadnt read it in a while and some parts are actually fairly entertaining regardless of your religion.
Anyway, this guy sitting next to me snorts, and says, "You know thats all fake, right? It was all made up to control people."
"Really? Well, your certainly entitled to your opinion."
Guy apparently doesnt want to be deflected from the arguement, so he goes on for a while, explaining about how Christianity is bad.
I listen for a while, until he stops, and tell him that while he is entitled to his opinion, I am also entitled not to listen, and also to ask him to please stop, I am happy enough for now simply reading my book.
Alright, this is the funny part.
He says "Whatever, just dont try to force your religion on me or anything."

That was my 'WTF." moment for the week.
Of course, its handy because I can post it here so that people know that its not just Jehovas Witness' and Mormons that do this sort of thing.

Mormons are very polite when they do it because they ask first. Stop exaggerating.

This is one of those little incidents that I personally find rather ironic, simply because it shows the sheer assholism of some people.
I recently took a plane to visit my Grandparents, while on the plane I was reading a bible, not for any religious reasons, merely because I hadnt read it in a while and some parts are actually fairly entertaining regardless of your religion.
Anyway, this guy sitting next to me snorts, and says, "You know thats all fake, right? It was all made up to control people."
"Really? Well, your certainly entitled to your opinion."
Guy apparently doesnt want to be deflected from the arguement, so he goes on for a while, explaining about how Christianity is bad.
I listen for a while, until he stops, and tell him that while he is entitled to his opinion, I am also entitled not to listen, and also to ask him to please stop, I am happy enough for now simply reading my book.
Alright, this is the funny part.
He says "Whatever, just dont try to force your religion on me or anything."

That was my 'WTF." moment for the week.
Of course, its handy because I can post it here so that people know that its not just Jehovas Witness' and Mormons that do this sort of thing.
I don't find your "bible" amusing. There is endless cruelty and disgusting hate which manages to make me cringe every time.

That's Gary Busey's son. :)

Why would anyone allow him to reproduce?

Anyways..very amusing story. Had that happened to me, I'd've probably laughed at them for making that assumption.

Why would anyone allow him to reproduce?

We are gluttons for punishment.

Just recognize the fact that the Bible is completely irrelevant in this case. The guy was looking for something to complain about, and someone to listen. In addition, he's stupid, and I'm saying this as an atheist by principle.

God Bless America. :rolleyes:

God Bless America. :rolleyes:
No matter what happens, you people always fine some way to take another dig at America :rolleyes:

The bible isn't just a religious book, and this guy obviously has little knowledge of it. It does offer some historical insight, and from a purely non-religious point of view it's a great work of fiction. You can read it and not be religious.

No matter what happens, you people always fine some way to take another dig at America :rolleyes:

The bible isn't just a religious book, and this guy obviously has little knowledge of it. It does offer some historical insight, and from a purely non-religious point of view it's a great work of fiction. You can read it and not be religious.

If you can't laugh at yourself who can you laugh at? My school has bibles on hand for ancient literature classes, they treat it as they do other theological texts like those from the Greek and Roman eras, from a neutral point of view. I myself am not praciticing but harbor a belief in God, and I have read the bible. A fun read.

After hundreds of snide jabs from foreigners looking down their noses, it becomes difficult to tell who's joking and who isn't.

Yeah, that does seem funny that he is a hypocrite. He tries to force his beliefs on you or something similar to that, yet is concerned that you will try to do the same to him.


DITTO!!!

He did look a bit like the terrorist guy from Contact. The one who blew up the giant gyroscope thing :P

What thing?

I would have used the same polite tack on the first comment he made, but then speak in the universal language everyone understands- "Why dont you fuck off?" Or- "Whats your problem, besides that breath". Make eye contact till they look away.
I hate people that mind my business.

That was my 'WTF." moment for the week.
Of course, its handy because I can post it here so that people know that its not just Jehovas Witness' and Mormons that do this sort of thing.
I've adopted a policy forpsychos on airplanes- after they prove that they can't be reasoned with, look at them, smile slightly (mostly so you can crack a bit and not show it), and give them whatever you believe truly must be the world's worst pickup line. My choice is usually "I can tell by the look in your eyes that you're wondering what my cum tastes like," though I occasionally say something about how my loins have come alive with fire.

(coincidentally, it was the reverse situation that made me adopt this policy- I was flying out to LA and my seatmate was this kid who'd just finished his first year in missionary school- wouldn't let me read Cabell's Jurgen (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/CABELL/contents.htm). He was kinda cute and I was raised Eastern Orthodox by a religious mother, so I humored him and talked about my favorite bits in the OT for a while. Then, he started to go off about how wonderful it'd be if the plane crashed and we all died and met God right now to see us judged on our fates.

He ended up giving me his number, oddly enough. Lost that, but still have his E-mail address.)