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MrZetterlund
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Recently I’ve been arguing ALOT with people prejudiced against the Catholic faith. Normally I wouldn’t be arguing so much, especially with the intellectual-styled person who can carry out a discussion and say “kudos to you” when he knows he’s been beaten. Personally, I find great virtue in humility, so when I lose, I simply say “You’ve made some great points! I’ll look into that further!” 
or “I suppose your right. Thank you for clarrifying that for me.” -Because I realize I’m fallible, I’m human, I don’t have all the answers. However, the prejudice anti-Catholics I’ve come into contact recently use the EXACT SAME ARGUMENTS over and over, that I have CLEARLY refuted… A couple of my arguments are found in a series of threads I’m making here on CAF called, “Proving the Church is Not the Harlot.” Honestely, it gets tiresome getting constantly insulted, and frankly, arguing with a brick wall. It’s litterally like trying to convince a Nazi your NOT a social parasite if you’re a Jew. I tend to notice that these anti-Catholic proponents seem to have a self-justifying mindset, where every whim and perception they have is the reality of the situation. It vexes me deeply. I never get aggressive or outraged, but I do try and take our Lord’s advice and not “give to dogs what is sacred.” However, I feel I cannot just run from the good fight… Reason simply SHOULD NOT be drowned out with insane rants… Has anyone ever delt with these kinds of situations before? What is mmy best bet? Should I call this sort of mindset early-on in the conversation, and simply say, “Listen, (brother,) I would like to continue an openmined discussion with you concerning these matters. However, I feel that you need to harken your heart, as I am willing to do so for you. You need to understand that this could result in either one of us being wrong, including me. We are both ceceptible to fallibility, we shouldn’t exhalt our perceptions over everything around us…”
If there is ANYONE out there who has found a sufficient method of dealing with people like this PLEASE INFORM ME.
Thank you, CAF, and God bless all of you here…
or “I suppose your right. Thank you for clarrifying that for me.” -Because I realize I’m fallible, I’m human, I don’t have all the answers. However, the prejudice anti-Catholics I’ve come into contact recently use the EXACT SAME ARGUMENTS over and over, that I have CLEARLY refuted… A couple of my arguments are found in a series of threads I’m making here on CAF called, “Proving the Church is Not the Harlot.” Honestely, it gets tiresome getting constantly insulted, and frankly, arguing with a brick wall. It’s litterally like trying to convince a Nazi your NOT a social parasite if you’re a Jew. I tend to notice that these anti-Catholic proponents seem to have a self-justifying mindset, where every whim and perception they have is the reality of the situation. It vexes me deeply. I never get aggressive or outraged, but I do try and take our Lord’s advice and not “give to dogs what is sacred.” However, I feel I cannot just run from the good fight… Reason simply SHOULD NOT be drowned out with insane rants… Has anyone ever delt with these kinds of situations before? What is mmy best bet? Should I call this sort of mindset early-on in the conversation, and simply say, “Listen, (brother,) I would like to continue an openmined discussion with you concerning these matters. However, I feel that you need to harken your heart, as I am willing to do so for you. You need to understand that this could result in either one of us being wrong, including me. We are both ceceptible to fallibility, we shouldn’t exhalt our perceptions over everything around us…”If there is ANYONE out there who has found a sufficient method of dealing with people like this PLEASE INFORM ME.
Thank you, CAF, and God bless all of you here…
) with the willful ignorance, bigotry, hypocrisy, and crudeness of my opponents, although I generally find myself trying to convert atheists, not Protestants.