tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post8830256607225328378..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: A Negative-Sum Game: A Sunday RuminationFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-25364948903112692012018-11-26T13:51:45.172-05:002018-11-26T13:51:45.172-05:00Christmas is the "Feel Good" holidays of...Christmas is the "Feel Good" holidays of Christians. All joy and wonderfulness. They all seem to forget the Bloody Aftermath of Christmas - the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents.<br /><br />Easter is the more important - indeed, central - Catholic holiday. Again, the importance of this has been blanded down to the least offensive celebration - Easter bunnies, eggs, and chocolate. One thing that absolutely astounds me about both holidays is how few self-identified Christians can be bothered to go to church on those days.<br /><br />The church has some strong needs - after getting those damn pedos out of the church, taking back the Role of Catholic Teacher from the incompetent and/or malevolent is second.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-63960148495801379812018-11-26T08:55:55.565-05:002018-11-26T08:55:55.565-05:00Insecurity, an obnoxious personality, the convicti...Insecurity, an obnoxious personality, the conviction of the converted and the consequent desire to share one's enlightenment...probably more reasons apply.<br /><br />I try not to be militant in my atheism. If pressed I'll say I'm an intellectual agnostic (as you said, the God hypothesis is non-falsifiable) and an emotional atheist (can't make myself believe and have no particular desire to try). If I'm being snarky then I'm an Apatheist; I don't know and don't care:-D.<br /><br />But at root I try to live by a version of the Golden Rule, to wit: do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you. The positive formulation is too pro-active for a lazy sod like myself:-).<br /><br />So anyway, I hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving and I wish you and your readers and co-bloggers an early Merry Christmas.jabrwokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537636497352864636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-72535245320214632912018-11-25T13:52:54.467-05:002018-11-25T13:52:54.467-05:00Writing as a former "militant atheist" -...Writing as a former "militant atheist" - at least in the early days - I was pretty obnoxious about it, and (shamefully, now that I look back at it) took delight in tweaking believers.<br /><br />I've returned to my believing roots; even before I did, however, I was massively ashamed at my behavior.<br /><br />But I've noticed similar trends; it's like the old joke "How do you know you're talking with a vegan? They'll tell you - in the first five minutes." In other words, it's all about virtue signaling, or in the case of atheism, broadcasting that you're SOOOOOO much smarter and intellectual.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.com