There's a snag. pete is, I am sure, liable to go away thinking creationism passed another test of doubting Thomas syndrome and therefore creationism must be true.

I keep repeating, humouring him isn't good for him or indeed anyone he has influence over in the long run. We all need opinions and opinions can be harmless. So long as you don't try to share them. Nobody is going to say anything detrimental about Sheffield Wednesday and expect me to believe it. Not even facts. All facts do is test my faith.

But here's the thing. I don't expect to see anybody on the Kop on Saturday on the basis of me knocking on their door and sharing my faith. If you need to explain, don't bother explaining. I never indoctrinated my children with it either. They both asked for season tickets of their own free will. Why? Because I am a true believer so why shouldn't they?

You can carry on the analogy yourselves if you really must.