Turn Down the Volume

Discussing the nature of God can sometimes be an overwhelming subject.  Here’s a light hearted story that shows how to ‘turn down the volume’ on the discussion of 'God'.

The idea borrows a technique used by salespeople - the '30 second' pitch.  There are times when the ‘decision maker’ will cancel your planned meeting and all the time you have to make a pitch about your service (and to get a 2nd meeting) is the '30 second' elevator ride. 

The ’30 second’ talk about God

Believer: “Do you believe in God?”

Atheist: “No way, you’re delusional if you think so.”
Agnostic: “God is unknowable, I just don’t know.”

Turn down the volume one notch.

Believer:  “Ok, fine.  Do you believe in Angels?”

Atheist: “Believing in Angels is like believing in the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny.”
Agnostic: “I don’t believe in anything.  I don’t know if there is something there.”

Turn down the volume one more notch.

Believer: “Ok". “Do believe in at least being good?”

  z