I was waiting anxiously for someone to bring up the flat-earth issue, and the response is precious…but he’s ‘not a fanatic’.
And so now what have we learned? That authoritarian personalities are incapable of logical reasoning in the abstract? That the definition of delusion is holding a belief in deference to fact or reason?
Not all Christians are fanatics, but once you’ve recognized that you’re engaging a batshit crazy fanatic, then it’s game-over - move-along. Otherwise, it’s basically the same thing as gang-banging a retarded kid.
I think the obvious conclusion would have to be something along the lines of ‘this guy’s an ignorant assklown’, but at the same time, I have a real feeling of pity for them, and sorrow, not just for them, but for all of us. Their lives are wasted, and they cause a LOT of very real, very serious problems for all of us. It’s tragic. But c’est la vie.