drink from the skulls of our enemies... it will solve the whole hootinanny On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
> My delusions tell me I am more righter than you. > > (Actually, I did have some otherworldly experiences after my son died that > give me comfort and dovetail with my religious worldview. Is that > knowledge? I will let you know in less than 100 years...) > > *From:* Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:30 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - trolling again > > I consider myself agnostic. What it means is that the ultimate truths > about the nature of the universe are unknownable to mere mortals like us, > that the universe is big enough for a power(s) bigger than us to occupy > space in it, and that nothing in our understanding of physics or cosmology > disallows the idea of a being bigger than (or greater than, or existing > outside of) our universe. > > It also means that you and I don't really know much about such > hypothetical being(s) and neither did the mortal humans who wrote stuff in > the bible, the koran, or the book of Mormon. > > Or more simply, "I don't know and neither do you." > > Since I don't know, it can't assume that someone else is wrong to revere > Jesus (or Jospeh Smith, or Muhammed, or Satan). I do get annoyed by > proselytizing, but not by anyone displaying their iconography. > > So TL;DR: If someone is angry about a nativity display at Christmas time, > it's not because they're a satanist or agnostic, it's because they're an > asshole. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: 12/21/2016 2:09:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - trolling again > > > attention seeking behavior > > most of these "athiests" "agnostics" "satanists" whatever "ist" they > present as, couldnt even tell you the basic tenets of their "ist" and all > they do is parrot simplistic talking points from the borg of nevergrewups > ... "if you celebrate christmas, than a pagan" nonsense like that > > society has slowly moved to the age of adulthood being a sliding scale, > with fewer and fewer on the lower end every generation. > > the bulk of actual athiests, agnostics, satanists and other non attention > whore ists could really give a shit less what others do > > just remember, just because the loudmouth makes the most noise, it doesnt > mean they represent the majority of their fellows. Also, remember, everyone > is unique, just like everyone else. > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have days on the calendar about people. >> Presidents day used to be Wash’n and Linc’n bdays. >> MLK day. >> Casmir Pulaski day. >> Columbus day. >> >> So, why are the atheists and others so unhappy about displays on public >> property about Jesus. >> I doubt anyone in Illinios would get unhappy if the local park had a >> Lincoln-Douglas plaque... actually Quincy had exactly that. >> >> Public displays frequently celebrate or inform about events in history. >> >> Our legal system has its basis in the bible, with some of the legal >> doctrine based on the advise of Jesus. >> He lived. He taught. He gave advice. It affected history. Just like >> MLK. >> >> But on MLK day do the pentagram sculptures try to share space with MLK >> events? >> I don’t get why the Jesus events on public property are such an insult or >> affront to some people. >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
