I once engaged an evangelical christian in conversation on the interwebs.
It was a perfectly polite exchange because (a) I'm completely lovely and (b) it was a fairly closely-moderated forum and (c) I'm completely lovely.

After about ten weeks he left his job and became a monk. He said that he could no longer cope with persecution in the secular world and held me and another forum commenter directly responsible.

I'm Pontias fucking Pilate.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 19 May 2011, 14:51, 12 replies)

Never persecute Christians, that's what they want
and it only encourages them
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 19 May 2011, 14:55, closed)

I'm addicted to it. It's like some tragic dominatrix sexual fetish.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:06, closed)

Did you mean
In a Pontiac doing pilates?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:05, closed)

Is standing cross-legged with your arms spread and your head bowed a Pilates move?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:06, closed)

It is
in a Trans-Am.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:12, closed)

That really fucks me off for some reason
You should drive out to the monastery with a big banner that says:
"You can't hide from the truth forever"

That'll teach 'em.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:14, closed)

the what people of my mindset believe to be the
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:20, closed)

yeah, but that'd require a pretty big banner
Besides, we're never gonna work out which is the one true religion if people keep running away from arguments on the internet like this.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:28, closed)

I don't mind people having irrational beliefs.
I simply object to religious beliefs having any influence above and beyond that given to any other irrational basis for ethics: gut feelings, intuition, "what my granny told me", horoscopes, tree-hugging hippyism.

If he wants to waste his life as a recluse talking to an imaginary sociopath then that's none of my concern. That's far less damaging than his position in the 'real' world which was verging close to theocracy.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:32, closed)

SRS BIZNIZ ON TEH FUNNIES WEBSITE

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:33, closed)

you're right
i guess i just dislike the idea of people forming closed off little enclaves of like-minded people (even though literally everybody does it to some extent).
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:46, closed)

Indeed.
Before you know it they'll be kicking footballs, playing music, or forming a dungeons n' dragons clique.

Bastards - everyone should think correctly.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 19 May 2011, 15:52, closed)