……for when a xristion offers up the bible as proof. I don’t normally go out of my way to argue with religious types as I find it to be a waste of my time and effort. I stay away from talking about religion and politics as I don’t debate well but instead get angry and start shouting. But, for those times when they knock on the door or approach me on my property the discussion usually winds up including the claim that “it’s written in the bible” as if that’s enough proof. I then ask where’s the footnotes or annotations to support the basis of the claims in the book which most times winds up with a mean-spirited tone exclaiming “it’s the word of god”. The last time this happened, a couple of months ago, I got angry and blurted back “your god’s a fake, your religions a hoax and the book you base it all on is poorly written fiction. So why don’t you treat your religion as your personal porn stash and keep it to yourself; the rest of us don’t want to see or hear about it”. What’s your favorite reply? PG.