Situations where you have quoted Galt's oath

Posted by $ jbrenner 8 years, 4 months ago to The Gulch: General
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Yesterday I was walking the dog with my wife and one daughter when a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses confronted us.


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  • Posted by $ HeroWorship 8 years, 3 months ago
    Dating.

    I used to invite partners to a Game.
    rule #1: Do what you want to do.
    rule #2: Don't do what you don't want to do.

    This would lead to the conversation of honoring your own values, saying yes and no according to your conscience, not social expectations. The oath would appear in the conversation - and in that context, always got a legitimate hearing.

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  • Posted by Herb7734 8 years, 4 months ago
    My response? Here it is, and whether they come to my home or accost me on the street, I'll tell them them; "Thank you, but I worship the Greek Goddess Eris, who as I'm sure you know is the Goddess of Chaos. If I dare to switch religions, she will, I'm sure, make an example of me and turn my life into shit." If they haven't walked away by then I merely repeat the words, Holy Chao, until they are gone. I've only had the chance to do it once to a couple who came to my door. I kept smiling pleasantly all the while. I realize that I wasn't quoting Galt's Speech, but I'd like to believe he'd approve of my methods.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 4 months ago
    Save for one time when I decided to listen, I always politely say, "No, thank you."
    They always politely walk away as surely as I've always seen them do their missionary thing in pairs.
    One time as two of them left my door, I overheard one say to the other, "At least that one did not waste our time."
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