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Religious people sense of rightness
So much this. I was having a discussion with one religious zealot and he kept insisting, "he's your god too" when I referred to yahweh as "his god". No asshole, I don't subscribe to your fairy tales. Though, in a nod to keeping the discussion civil, I limited my responses, to "no, I don't subscribe to your beliefs." Getting upset, yelling or insulting only plays to their ability to project victim-hood. So, it's important to stay calm and keep the conversation rational and focused on the failures of their explanations. You will never convince the delusional to give up their delusions, but you can convince the other people around, who aren't fully delusional, to question the delusions.