Excellent point! I've been a deeply religious Evangelical until my early twenties, and I find it interesting how large the gap is between the rather conspiratorial world view I used to have, and the one I've spent most of the rest of my life having (academic/secular/urban/liberal).
I feel a big part of the problem is that my 'new' world just truly doesn't get the extent of this difference, so any attempts to bridge this gap, however well-meaning, fail and unfortunately often lead to easy dismissal, or hostility/frustration.
An additional problem is that despite the fact that I've rejected this Evangelical world view, I feel there are so many aspects of it that would be extremely helpful to many of the problems that people in my current world face. I wish I knew how to get both sides to properly get to know each other, so to speak, because it would benefit everyone.
I feel a big part of the problem is that my 'new' world just truly doesn't get the extent of this difference, so any attempts to bridge this gap, however well-meaning, fail and unfortunately often lead to easy dismissal, or hostility/frustration.
An additional problem is that despite the fact that I've rejected this Evangelical world view, I feel there are so many aspects of it that would be extremely helpful to many of the problems that people in my current world face. I wish I knew how to get both sides to properly get to know each other, so to speak, because it would benefit everyone.