posted August 15, 2007 04:51 AM
Hello Irish! 
It's very good to see you.
This is the way I generally approach this kind of situation ... if someone asks, I tell them. I figure that, if someone asks me a question like that, there is some reason for it. I just decided to tell the truth about what I believe at all times (with an occasional exception
), and let the cards fall where they may. If someone's reaction is not pleasant, well, that's their issue, not mine. I don't argue about it either, as tempting as it sometimes may be. 
I am always surprised at how many people out there believe, or want to believe, in the "freakish" topics we discuss here, but are afraid to talk about it. And it's always amazing how many of them open up.
As far as I can tell, very few people out there would truly consider you a freak, whether they socially acknowledge it or not.
Well, that's the way I do it. 