05-02-2007, 08:47 PM
The last Witnesses I had were about 12 years ago. They showed up just after my 1 year old went down for her nap. I needed some adult conversation, and invited them in with the warning that if they wanted to discuss religion, I would discuss it right back.
They started on their script, and I had to correct them when they did not know the difference between Atheism and Agnosticism.
Then, they moved on to proving the Bible was written by God. Their argument was that the Bible predicted the future, ergo it was divinely written. The example cited was that the Bible predicted 5 world governments (The Greeks, The Roman, The Holy Roman Empire, The League of Nations, and the United Nations).
So, I patiently pointed out that 3 of these did not include China or the Americas, and that the US was not a member of League of Nations. They disputed the last point, so I dragged out my something or other which noted that the US never ratified the treaty of Versailles.
They said, they'd come back with the minister, but I haven't seen a Witness since.
They started on their script, and I had to correct them when they did not know the difference between Atheism and Agnosticism.
Then, they moved on to proving the Bible was written by God. Their argument was that the Bible predicted the future, ergo it was divinely written. The example cited was that the Bible predicted 5 world governments (The Greeks, The Roman, The Holy Roman Empire, The League of Nations, and the United Nations).
So, I patiently pointed out that 3 of these did not include China or the Americas, and that the US was not a member of League of Nations. They disputed the last point, so I dragged out my something or other which noted that the US never ratified the treaty of Versailles.
They said, they'd come back with the minister, but I haven't seen a Witness since.