I wouldn't argue. There are hundreds of religions and they all claim to be the rightful one. I believe that as individuals we have different spiritual needs and we have the right to fulfill those needs as we please, no one should have the right to push his/her beliefs into anyone. What I would...
My advice would be simple "don't take anything personal from someone you are not personal with". I think in the people I'm close with, the friends and family I could not do without, the people I admire, and mostly the ones who know me well, who know my path... well, those are the opinions I care...
It reminds me of William Shakespeare's "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here". I never really believed in the existence of hell, on the countercontrary, I believe we pay during our lifetime for all the things that we do (and man, karma has a dark sense of humor and irony).
Personally, I believe that is within most to believe there is a superior entity, something almighty that could look over us in moments of despair, the probability of a miracle when we are hopeless (which at some point brings up the question os "is human kind the product of god? Or is it the...
Nothing really. Most books from enlightened people won't tell you anything you haven't heard or had knowledge about before. We sometimes just need to be reminded of this things (or be charge for them) in order to take it to action.