@Might Guy so its been awhile. but i just got back from work. and i would tell you then when you get into arguments with people, especially in public or at school. don't out yourself as an evil bigoted a phobe. be careful. what you should do instead is keep a calm head, and ask questions. questions are great because they allow you collect information about your opponent, and give you some time to think about your response. not only that but using pointed questions can let you poke holes in your opponents without anyone knowing what you actually believe. not only that but it shifts the burden of proof unto your opponent. when you ask a question it is up to them to prove their claim. if you make a claim, you have to prove it and it takes work . so for instance you were going to ask "if being anti lgbt is irrational and based on religion then why is China anti lgbt". This would have been a bad response. because first it outs you as being anti lgbt, which is not very good in our current climate. second it forces you to prove your point, and i doubt you have the statistics on you, saying that you read it somewhere or that your pretty sure thats how it is is not very convincing. and third it dosent cut to the heart of the issue. they could just bring up all the horrible things that china has done and say thats why they are anti lgbt because they have a litteral communist government. instead you should just ask "why". act naΓ―ve, innocent like your just curious. your just that guy that likes to ask questions about stuff, relax, dont let any anger slip into your voice. be very conversational about it. if they ask what you believe, dont tell them. just say that "i dont know im not necessarily against that i just dont get the reasoning". see if what they are stating applies to them in a negative way. ie "truth dosent exist" oh? is that true? see if the logical conclusion of their idea is absurd and ask them how you can believe in idea that leads to that
