“My purpose is NOT to make you believe anything... “
That wouldn’t be a problem even if you were. I always like a good debate - and that involves people trying to convince each other..
If I have a bone to pick with devout religious believers, it’s that they refuse to admit that their belief is just that - a belief - an opinion.
There is a common social practice in the secular world that leads to friendly discourse: People preface their beliefs with the phrase “In my opinion” or even “In my HUMBLE opinion”. Why is that so hard for Christians to say that - isn’t humility a Christian virtue?
I just got three comments in a row like that - nobody can just state their opinion as an opinion. They have to talk arrogantly as though they have the market cornered on truth, and anyone who doesn’t agree is a lost soul.