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comment by AnSionnachRua
AnSionnachRua  ·  4457 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How to... CALL BULLSHIT

Absolutely. While there's a lot to be said for confronting other people about their bullshit, there's a lot to be said about being tactful - and besides, no-one likes an asshole, which you could very easily come across as if you interrogate everyone's beliefs.

Besides, constantly being on the intellectual offensive doesn't jive with a more relaxed, live-and-let-live kind of living. The people around me believe all sorts of weird stuff, but I don't call them out on everything because sometimes it's just pointless or sometimes I'm there for their company, not there to reject their beliefs (poorly supported or otherwise).