Would you 'pop their bubble' if you had the power to do so?

If you knew that your friend, close relative, or even a neighbor was living in an illusion but that they were very happy in it and that if you were to break that illusion for them they would be miserable, would you say anything to disuade them from their thinking?

Or would you just leave them alone in their "ignorance is bliss" state?



For example: Someone who lives under a religious delusion that tells them they'll be happy knowing that they are saved if they just believe 'so and so'?



Or say someone who lives under the delusion that evolution is true and that they will be happy knowing that they have a better understanding of the world around them?



Would you pop thier bubble by telling them what you believe to be otherwise the case?Would you 'pop their bubble' if you had the power to do so?
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Yeah...I would leave them to get on with it.

Unless they start pestering me to join their happy band.Would you 'pop their bubble' if you had the power to do so?
Important question...I would do it if I could do it to everyone at the same time, but for just one person it wouldn't change the world, just make him sad.
I would leave them to their beliefs and hope they would do the same for me. Even the fool has a story to tell, and deserves to be heard.Would you 'pop their bubble' if you had the power to do so?
I'd love to educate Atheists, but they just won't listen.
Depends on who I'm talking to. Like if I respected that person then no. But if I wasn't very fond of the person then yes.
I would give them the truth and see if they are responsive to it. I would use my own experiences and see if they can relate to it. I would then pray for the holy spirit to minister it to their soul and then leave them with their own volition.
"Would you pop thier bubble by telling them what you believe to be otherwise the case?"



Thats not popping their bubble at all. My mother is a Catholic and we have frequent discussions about religion, and she knows my beliefs are completely opposite to hers. However her bubble is completely intact.



Popping someone's bubble is if you find proof that contradicts their beliefs.



If I was in such a position, as a lover of truth and a person who abhors ignorance, I would probably have to tell them.
What makes you think they would change their beliefs because of what you think? Maybe you would open the door to the possibility your "bubble might pop" if you struck up a religious conversation? I think your question is matter of opinion and nothing else.If you had the power to convert just by opening your mouth you would be preaching somewhere other than Yahoo.
So long as their illusion didn't interfere with my life I would let them live in it.



I'm not out to shatter people's illusions. Especially my family %26amp; close friends because some of them put so much faith in that illusion that if they were to lose that faith their lives would lose meaning. So i just keep to myself %26amp; respect their beliefs. If any of them were to start trying to push their beliefs/illusion on me, however; things would change rather quickly.
I understand your dilemma. However, I think you under-estimate the strength of the "bubble". I definitely think you should express your beliefs to others but speaking from personal experience, I think you will find that most people will disregard what you are saying and stick to their own beliefs no matter how ridiculous they are.
No. I have many friends and family who believe in God and are sure that if they go to church and have "accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior" that they will go to heaven for all eternity. I see no reason to "burst their bubble" as long as they don't try to shove their faith down my throat.

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I guess it kind of depends. My best friend's aunt is deeply religious, but she doesn't shove it down anyone's throat. She doesn't preach at people and she doesn't try to convert. She's a fairly quiet woman and lives her convictions. A person like that.. I see no harm in what she's doing. She and I may not agree on things, but she's not hurting me, I'm not hurting her.



Now, for those who come try to shove religion down my throat, bang on my door, scream at me and generally do everything they can to try to "convert the heathen" (no offense meant to true heathens with that statement, we all get lumped into that word by certain religious types), then yes.. those people I would speak up against.



As far as I'm concerned, if you want to believe, then believe.. just don't try to force your ideas or opinions on me. If you do, I'm the kind of stubborn person that would force back.



Maybe that's just a character quirk.. who knows. ;)



Good question.
I wonder how psalms 22 and 23 were written about the crucifiction of Christ, 1000 years before it happened? hm...even right down to what folks would be doing at the foot of that Cross.

Ah, well, I don't wanna burst your bubble, so never mind.............
If you are really convinced and have confidence on your beliefs (e.g. that salvation is by this and that, that evolution is this and that), why not "pop the bubble" of your love ones?

There you are, knowing the truth, you are happy with it, and enjoying your life because you're free from the bondage of false beliefs, but you see your love ones, buried inside the lie of something or of someone...can you take it? If you trully love them, do something.
I have pop other's bubbles...it is messy. I'd rather not do it again.



~ Eric Putkonen
I can tell you what the Atheists will say; " Just so long as they don't vote their faith". How could anyone not vote their faith, or work to get what they believe into the law of the land? Don't you do the same? Isn't that a democracy?
I am somewhere between deist and atheist and my wife is a Christian. She knows that I do not believe in the Christian idea of God or the Bible. I have explained my beliefs to her, but have not tried to push them on her or to explain away her belief system. I know that she is happy believing as she does and would not want to make her sad. So, I have just decided to respect her beliefs and ask that she do the same for me.