… You know what? I’ve got time. Do you want some tea or coffee?
I don’t let anyone in my house but I would gladly setup a few chairs, picnic umbrella, folding table and a tray if frosty beverages on the front lawn. Why the front? Maybe some neighbors will join in and we can have a science block party with music, balloons, and Mr. Wizard/Bill Nye style physics demonstrations.
Can I be your neighbor?
“Hunny! The nerds are here, break out the nice silverware!”
Shit motherfucker, you had me at abiogenesis.
Come on in
As a former Jehovah’s Witnesses turned atheist, you all have fun, but I’m not spending my Saturday knocking on doors anymore.
I’m genuinely curious about how the average interaction went, given that you weren’t immediately turned away.
I’ll second what QuantumSparkles said. Mostly uninterested or feign interest so you go away. Rarely actual anger. People have an inherent politeness that kicks in here.
Not that someone inside could say it, but you tend to hope that people won’t come to the door. Lots of doorbells either don’t work or you can’t hear them from the outside, so you learn tricks to pretend to press it.
This would be my ideal dating app idea.
Meaning approaching me and starting this conversation. So much better than the current online apps ive tried.
Where do I sign up?
If there’s a way to make buckets of money and secure obscene amounts of power by going door to door and talking about phosphene, then I guarantee you someone will do it.
“Let’s talk about Klingons around Uranus.”
– herp-a-derp
Astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.
Why yes, come in
I do this to my boss and I think it annoys him as well.
I share something cool I observed in the lab “So how does this relate to the project goals?” “It doesn’t! I just thought it was cool and wanted to share.”
I think I’d still be annoyed.
Is there a net positive for sects to still do this?
Yeah, but it’s not what you think. The door to door proselytizing is for them, not for you. They get turned down, yelled at, doors slammed in their face, it makes them turn to their partner (they never do it alone) and the church more, because it’s meant to be isolating.
That’s so much worse than I thought.
Serial killers everywhere taking note at the excitement levels in this thread.
Science or NASA clickbait?
They should knock to Bill O’Riley and show him how tides work.
