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re: Satanic Temple puts up display at Michigan Capital
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:04 am to imjustafatkid
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:04 am to imjustafatkid
quote:Incorrect, I said that there are very few people actually responsible for these displays. The rate of atheists who are actively involved is maybe one or two in a million, and I think that's being generous to you.
I merely responded to your assertion this doesn't happen often. It happens enough.
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 9:05 am
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:05 am to imjustafatkid
The individuals and groups who erect the atheist and satanic displays aren't attempting to promote their beliefs. They're far more interested in creating a distraction and garnering attention.
They have every right to do so and I would do nothing to prohibit that right. If being a whiny little bitch invokes a feeling of satisfaction deep within their being then God bless them.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:06 am to imjustafatkid
quote:Wouldn't it be a strawberry if they were going to complete the alliteration?
I saw it.
You don't think the image of the serpent is representative of Satan? All they're missing is an apple to complete the alliteration.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:06 am to Hog on the Hill
quote:
Incorrect, I said that there are very few people actually responsible for these displays. The rate of atheists who are actively involved is maybe one or two in a million, and I think that's being generous to you.
Then the rest of them need to stop letting them speak for them. Again, something I don't care about. I hope more atheists start doing this kind of nonsense so more people will turn toward the truth.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:07 am to imjustafatkid
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Maybe some are simply looking for attention, but many others are trying to display their beliefs
Displaying beliefs is a form of seeking attention, IMO.
Churches often display nativity scenes on their grounds to seek attention from passersby in hopes they'll join the congregation. I don't have a problem with that.
I'd rather not see those displays, from any religious or non-religious group, at government grounds.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:08 am to Hog on the Hill
quote:
Wouldn't it be a strawberry if they were going to complete the alliteration?
I've never seen anything where a strawberry was used. An apple would have made it more obvious to more people, which is clearly what they were going for.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:08 am to SlowFlowPro
The problem is that postmodernism is bent on cultural deconstruction. The problem with that, naturally, is that postmodernists do not have any regard for why the cultural construct was created in the first place. They have forgotten what true evil looks like when it is unleashed.
It's like the anti-cop movement. You think modern police are abusive? Just wait until there is no more police force. Postmodernists do not have any plausable solution to human problems. They simply riot, literally and figuratively.
This atheist display is a "protest" pure and simple.
It's like the anti-cop movement. You think modern police are abusive? Just wait until there is no more police force. Postmodernists do not have any plausable solution to human problems. They simply riot, literally and figuratively.
This atheist display is a "protest" pure and simple.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:08 am to imjustafatkid
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You don't think the image of the serpent is representative of Satan?
it's possible. the original bible had a serpent in the Adam/Eve sotry and it didn't represent Satan. that's likely the symbolic representation (misunderstanding of the original biblical texts by revisionist Christians, hence the "knowledge" statement)
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:09 am to Hog on the Hill
quote:
Wouldn't it be a strawberry if they were going to complete the alliteration?
oh wow
very nice catch
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:10 am to The Spleen
quote:
I'd rather not see those displays, from any religious or non-religious group, at government grounds.
I don't mind them being on government grounds. That doesn't mean I can't question the motives of the people placing them.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:11 am to Superior Pariah
Going to Hell would be an upgrade over living in Detroit.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:11 am to Jimbeaux
quote:
The problem is that postmodernism is bent on cultural deconstruction.
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Postmodernists do not have any plausable solution to human problems.
again, i'm goign to sound like a broken record, but look at our societal indicators. violent crime, property crime, abortion, teen pregnancy, etc all going way down. lots of positive indicators (especially world wide) are going way up.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:12 am to imjustafatkid
quote:Dude, there's no "letting them speak for them." They can and should do whatever they want. It's people like you who, for some inexplicable reason, lump all atheists together, despite the fact that atheists only share ONE thing in common, which is the lack of belief in a deity. That's it.
Then the rest of them need to stop letting them speak for them. Again, something I don't care about. I hope more atheists start doing this kind of nonsense so more people will turn toward the truth.
Feel free to seem stupid and ignorant all you want. At the end of the day, it's no skin off my back.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:12 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
it's possible. the original bible had a serpent in the Adam/Eve sotry and it didn't represent Satan. that's likely the symbolic representation (misunderstanding of the original biblical texts by revisionist Christians, hence the "knowledge" statement)
I've never heard of the serpent being anything other than Satan. I'm sure most others hsvent either. It's obvious what they weregoing for.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:12 am to imjustafatkid
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I don't mind them being on government grounds. That doesn't mean I can't question the motives of the people placing them.
that creates a loaded argument
i presume you don't question or disparage the motives of those who build the christian displays?
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:12 am to imjustafatkid
quote:
Then the rest of them need to stop letting them speak for them. Again, something I don't care about. I hope more atheists start doing this kind of nonsense so more people will turn toward the truth.
I'll make sure to let everyone know at the next convention. Can you stop the Muslim extremists from blowing stuff up since you all believe in a deity? Ok thanks.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:12 am to Hog on the Hill
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Dude, there's no "letting them speak for them." They can and should do whatever they want. It's people like you who, for some inexplicable reason, lump all atheists together, despite the fact that atheists only share ONE thing in common, which is the lack of belief in a deity. That's it.
Feel free to seem stupid and ignorant all you want. At the end of the day, it's no skin off my back.
You're starting to bore me.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:13 am to imjustafatkid
quote:It was a joke. You said 'alliteration' but meant 'allusion'.
I've never seen anything where a strawberry was used. An apple would have made it more obvious to more people, which is clearly what they were going for.
Satan sat on a strawberry serpent = alliteration
An apple gives the gift of knowledge = allusion
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:13 am to imjustafatkid
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I've never heard of the serpent being anything other than Satan.
perhaps you should follow their cue and gain more knowledge?
Satan and Hell are concepts that developed very late in the progress of Christianity and they're not really that present in Judaism
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:14 am to Jcorye1
quote:
I'll make sure to let everyone know at the next convention. Can you stop the Muslim extremists from blowing stuff up since you all believe in a deity? Ok thanks.
You miss the point. All it would take is for atheists to come out against these displays by the attention whores in their fold. This doesn't happen. For me, that makes it seem obvious you guys support this action.
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