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Ya know, maybe, if you keep saying that, it might become true!
/sarcasm
Well, it is the only argument you have made so far. You complain about the competition, then deny that is what you are complaining about, then complain about the competition.
I grew up in the 60's, and these were never issues. Why now?
Every time I come back to this thread I wonder: if atheists don't believe in god, what's the problem with a nativity scene? Shouldn't atheists see it as perfectly harmless?
I personally don't give a **** about nativity scenes, not even on public property. Or displays of the 10 commandments outside courthouses for that matter. So long as they rule by law of man and not law of god, then it's fine....Guess what, every group has jerks...
Did you know there are people so irrational as not to believe in miracles? Strange world we live in.
I know, often they are just some sort of 'paranormal' phenomena. But there are even dupes who don't believe in these. Can you believe it?In case you haven't noticed, humanity isn't all that evolved and apparently not all that bright. Just because we can't curently understand an event doesn't make it supernatural intervention AKA miracle.
Because their goal was to displace a nativity scene. Their goal was to overshadow someone else's traditional display and interject their own. This was hardly some innocent educational ploy.
Our belief is that these new applicants have been working together to displace and push out the nativity scenes from the park, rather than erecting a full display of their own," said Hunter Jameson, a spokesman for a coalition of the city's churches.
"Rather than erecting a full display of their own"...
Hmmm, sage advice. It rings of "We're Christians, we are entitled!"
I know, often they are just some sort of 'paranormal' phenomena. But there are even dupes who don't believe in these. Can you believe it?
I've never seen this universe of the scientists, but I'm willing to keep an open mind. Stranger things have happened, not many though.
Every time I come back to this thread I wonder: if atheists don't believe in god, what's the problem with a nativity scene? Shouldn't atheists see it as perfectly harmless?
I share your respect for logic and reason, that is why I love Fairy Tales.Wess, I personally choose to believe that there is a logical, rational explanation for everything in the universe - and science will, over time, indeed Unfold most mysteries of the universe thats been mis-attributed to a supernatural cause.
I agree that religions are culturally created, and that cultures and religiously created.Religious beliefs are taught - not innate. Religions are culturely created. If you were born in the Amazon jungle to a tribe that believes that a rock on a hill, carved out by nature, with the appearance of a human like being, is the creator of their known world. You would adopt, without question, that belief.
I find little kids beliefs in Santa harmless. When my daughter turns 12, we're breaking it to her. Time and a place, time and a place. Gotta grow up and stop believing in imaginary people sometime.
But you will apparently try to defend it.
Even you have to admit that applying for 18 slots, getting all of them, but only using 3 of the 18 slots is indicitive of not doing a full display wouldn't you say? I mean, if you're only going to use up 3 slots then why apply for 18?
For not claiming to have any faith these dicks sure do want to spread their beliefs around and oppress the beliefs of others.
That is not what happened. A number of people applied. They could if they won claim up to 9 slots. Two winners did claim 9 slots. If a christian group had won and applied, you would not be crying. So the problem is that christians had competition.
Yes, competition from adherents of another religion - atheism. Personally, I don't care at all about atheist signs or whatever, but I'm curious about why somebody would promote something that's so often claimed to be a mere lack of belief.
Yes, competition from adherents of another religion - atheism. Personally, I don't care at all about atheist signs or whatever, but I'm curious about why somebody would promote something that's so often claimed to be a mere lack of belief.
That is not what happened. A number of people applied. They could if they won claim up to 9 slots. Two winners did claim 9 slots. If a christian group had won and applied, you would not be crying. So the problem is that christians had competition.
Because that's not what atheism is.
Just because atheists don't believe in a divinity doesn't mean they don't believe in anything.
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