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SeekerSFN Posted 13 years ago
Culture

How do you chat with people from different religions when mentioning the details of faith?

For example, if a buddhist starts a quote of his reincarnated lifes, but you're a christian, and he doesn't intend to stop it, how do you continue to talk about it?
  

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I don't really understand your question. Are you asking how to talk to someone who won't stop talking? Clive

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I don't really understand your question.

Are you asking how to talk to someone who won't stop talking?

Clive
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No, I'm not. I mean someone persist on discussing some details of his faith, which is fairly different from mine. He wouldn't like to change the topic before it reaches a consensus to some degree.
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Hi,

I you want to talk about it, talk about it.

If you don't want to talk about it, you can say
eg Sorry, but I would really like to change the topic, please.
eg Sorry, I'm not comfortable di
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Thank you, Clive. Those refusal methods are helpful and considerate.

I'm sometimes really not good at refusing a person. What I'm afraid of more is what if the guy were to wait for me to continue this topic next time... If he's very inflexible...Certainly I know most of people will see that it suggests something's better left unsaid. But I have really met few guys that view this kind of t
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