I find myself prefacing a lot of statements with “Where I come from” or “On this side of the water” when I’m talking to a religious person whose friendship I desire to keep e.g. my parents. This lets you provide exactly the same argument, which probably ends up being processed in exactly the same way, while letting the other person know that you don’t expect them to assent immediately.
I find myself prefacing a lot of statements with “Where I come from” or “On this side of the water” when I’m talking to a religious person whose friendship I desire to keep e.g. my parents. This lets you provide exactly the same argument, which probably ends up being processed in exactly the same way, while letting the other person know that you don’t expect them to assent immediately.