They could solve their problem by kissing each other…

It helps having a list of predefined general questions memorized. Like: What are your hobbies? What do you like about them? Why?

You can skip the first few questions if you already know the answers. Like going straight to: "What is your favorite thing about football? Why? You have to train a bit to continue from there. To continue comming up with questions. Like: “Do you just like to watch football or do you also play it?”

But the hardest part is actually to start and ask first few questions.

How you start is not that important. Just that you do. For example you can start with: “Who is your favourite super hero? Why? What super powers would you chose for yourself? Why? Why not the…?”

Do not forget abot “why” follow up. Or they will often close conversation with a short answer.

Conversation can then continue in any direction. Do not force it in a direction you want it to go.

You used loosely defined term: “Divine being”. Those things are IMO by the most grownup christians internalized definition of the “divine being”. So this is the same thing and can be replaced.

I am saying most grown up Christians do not believe in an actual “divine being” (definition: a really powerful, physical, human like creature).

There is also a concept in Christianity that “God” is a part of every human.

Let me rephrase your comment in a few ways. Consider by the definition I am talking about: Love,wisdom,… = Concepts = Values = God = Divine being = part of humans.

“I think the problem with this is while atheists may believe in God, we don’t make them to be about God, we just think God is just inside every human.”

Or

“I think the problem with this is while atheists may believe in Love,Wisdom,…, we don’t make them to be about Love,Wisdom,…, we just think Love,Wisdom… is just inside every human.”

Ignosticism can make things annoying.

Sorry I meant to sent you this reply to someone else with the same question:

https://sh.itjust.works/comment/24471142

You can absolutely talk to absolute strangers.

There are two ways on how to not be a creep:

1. You start in a form of comments: Something happens, you comment it. More to yourself that to them. And if they respond you can continue.
2. You randomly catch them looking at you. It must be random. You should not stare under any circumstance. Then you smile. If they do not smile back. Stop. If they do, you can repeat that a few times. And if successful then you can approach them with a simple general question like “are you returning from work?”. (Note “Where are you heading?” Can be considered creepy and stalker like).

At any point you must be attentive and if they are uncomfortable immediately stop engaging.

But this is a bad way to make a friend. Those are people you should expect to never see them again. This is just a way to make someone’s day better. This is never meany to be anything more than a casual conversation with a stranger.

Learn how to be honestly invested into people you talk with:

• ask them meaningful questions about them.
• aks them openended questions.
• ask them subquestions.
• find a topic they are really interested and sparks a joy in their eyes. And go deeper. Try to learn.
• ask why question. “Why do you like about this the most?”

For kids I usually go with what is your favorite school subject? Why? What is the best part? Why?.. For grownups ask about their hobbies. Why do they like them? What is the best part?

This is the single most important advice. This is about them not you. And this will forms deeper connections.

Extra: Simple smile can really make a strangers day.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/25143640

Can you elaborate?

My hot take: If most atheists would use the same definition for God as most Christians do, they would consider themselves as Christians.

And most christians would be considered atheists if they used common atheist definition.

Ignosticism sometimes want you to also define what “to believe” means.

Why? You can see in the comment you replied to.

When you are ignostic it is interesting that you can also be, agnostic and Christian by some definitions and antitheist by other definitions… A schrodinger christian.

Strictly mathematically even the whole world is a subset of the whole world.

Scammers almost always install remote desktop app from play store. This is just anti competitiveness…

Normal, fresh. I cook the soup for 40 minutes to make sure the beetroot cubes get soft.

I add beetroot. This makes the soup look discusting but it tastes good and is full of iron - which was the main purpose of including it.