I try to have a reasonable, rational, logical discussion with them and then they start talking about magic and the supernatural. They claim these things as facts and when asked to provide proof, their typical response is, "Prove that it didn't!"
It would seem that the average person has little to no understanding of basic science. How things work within the realm of science. And that's fine, I'm perfectly happy to tell them the correct information on those little basic things or point them in the right direction if I'm unable to give them a sufficient answer. But when I finish explaining, it's like it has gone in one ear and out the other and then they shit on it.
How am I not supposed to be incredibly frustrated with these people? People who are supposed to be adults and expect to be treated as such. How can you go about making incredulous claims, say that they are personal, but expect everyone else to take you seriously?
Simply ignoring them doesn't seem to work for me, I have this strong urge to correct false information when I spot it. This comes at a price most times. For instance when you see a spelling mistake and correct it for someone, they sometimes think of you as a "grammar nazi" and think you're attempting to make them look or feel stupid. Since when has it become unacceptable to correct error? Is being uninformed, uneducated and willfully ignorant the new trend?
Matt Dillahunty once said, "I want to have as many true beliefs as I can and as few false beliefs as I can."
This is something we should all aspire to.
