lukilladog
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What do you understand by advanced civilization or how do you define it?.
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I’m going to stop wishing Merry Christmas to the non-religious
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What do you understand by advanced civilization or how do you define it?.
kurisu_1974
Member
i thought Christians appropriated Christmas from the Roman's Saturnalia. But yeah fun thread.
RJMacready73
Banned
I can be a drama queen if I want but let's face it, religion ain't exactly been a boon to humanity and I'm not just talking about American "Christian" conservatives, I'm talking Isis, 1 village hating another village cause they worship a fucking rock instead of the tree, the whole fucking lot of em but mainly those hideous creatures that call themselves evangelicals... It actually warms my heart knowing they're all being taking for a ride in their prosperity ministries by some truly evil people...
Anyways it's fucking Christmas and Jesus wants us all to buy shit, turn into a 2wk alcoholic over the holidays and build Lego sets with our kids, well that's what Irish Jesus wants me to do and I respect Irish Jesus wishes
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Yes, that reason is the sun disappearing and then reemerging again. Christ has fuck all to do with it, but when thos christian lunatics invaded pagan countries they had a hard time kiøling off their traditions, so they assimilated them instead, pretending that it was about the birth of christ when it really wasn't.
So the irony of it all is that when you're celebrating christmas, you're actually partaking in a pagan heathen ritual.
God jul
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
What? Is this a parody post?
nush
Gold Member
V1LÆM
Gold Member
i prefer to say Happy Christmas over Merry Christmas. not because of religion...i just think it sounds better. I don't like the word Merry. we say happy birthday. happy new year. so i'm saying happy christmas. i ain't saying Merry birthday! or Merry new year!
christmas is a joke. i agree that most people don't give a rats ass about the religious side of it. it's just mindless consumerism and greed. people only want things and money. as i get older i feel less and less interested in it. i'm happy to just spend some time with my family, have a meal together, and relax. maybe watch some christmas movies and eat too much chocolate. it's not so much about the presents. maybe when i was a kid.
christmas is a joke. i agree that most people don't give a rats ass about the religious side of it. it's just mindless consumerism and greed. people only want things and money. as i get older i feel less and less interested in it. i'm happy to just spend some time with my family, have a meal together, and relax. maybe watch some christmas movies and eat too much chocolate. it's not so much about the presents. maybe when i was a kid.
Azurro
Banned
I'm glad you are partaking in the most religious tradition of all: accusing and excluding other people because they are not as big of a believer as you.
Azurro
Banned
CrankyJay™
Member
Same as it ever was…Get ratted on by a good friend and then get nailed to the cross?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Artoris
Gold Member
Praise the Sun should be our new Christmas greeting
SJRB
Gold Member
"Hey you, yes you there, are you religious?"
"..what?"
"What are you, deaf? Are you religious?"
"...not really, no"
"Well pleasant holiday to you then!"
...
"And you? What about you?
"Yes, I am?"
"What god do you worship?"
"....what?"
"What are you, deaf?"
"I uh... Jesus?"
"Merry Christmas to you and only you!"
"..what?"
"What are you, deaf? Are you religious?"
"...not really, no"
"Well pleasant holiday to you then!"
...
"And you? What about you?
"Yes, I am?"
"What god do you worship?"
"....what?"
"What are you, deaf?"
"I uh... Jesus?"
"Merry Christmas to you and only you!"
ipukespiders
Member
How do you know someone is a vegan an atheist? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.
Azurro
Banned
Well, you can bake a whole lot of bread and pretend you multiplied one, that's another option. Or I can have my friends spread the rumor that I can walk on water.
Stoneberg7
Neo Member
Odd hill to die on.
olivegirl
Neo Member
I think that Christmas for most people is not a religious holiday, but a holiday to spend time with family. I love Christmas even though I'm an agnostic. And I love it because I can see my family, relax, and of course I love the Christmas tree and Christmas decorations, they are incredible.
Cyberpunkd
Member
As a hardcore atheist and believer that religion should be solely a private matter - fuck yeah I will say Merry Christmas, it is damn obvious what it is connected to. Honestly now.
The metal community like Christmas though, have you not heard Christopher Lee's Metal Xmas albums?
kurisu_1974
Member
I love how absolutely top tier edgy your comment is, but it doesn't really apply here does it? Or is this a parody thread and OP an atheist?
///PATRIOT
Banned
Having rockets and internet is a good measurement stick
lukilladog
Member
What's the problem, I missed something? And I am from the the reddest part of this map:
Also the "atheistic" movements is the most stupid movements on the entire internet.
If you don't care about religion, well, stop caring.
Everyone that makes assertions about the nature of the reality should be open to criticism as long as they are intelectually honest.
Ps.- Those graphs are bogus, normally, people don´t want to admit to others that they are different.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Was wondering this myself.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
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That graph is very real and people are open about it, are you from Europe? Because here the opinions wildly differs from country to country. Case in point we and Poland...
lukilladog
Member
But in order to get those, a certain grade of civilization had to be reached first. Those ancient civilizations are considered advanced in good part because they were the first to generate a stable enviroment for people to create, and even invent religions.
lukilladog
Member
Some people are open about it, I think it is a minority. I´m not from Europe but I know catholics that have been there and can´t believe how empty the churches are across major cities.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I wish merry Christmas to everyone and if someone takes offense to it, so be it, I’ll sleep just fine at night.
Prison Mike
Banned
That is because religion is less important to Europeans, not because we're not open about it. Most people who call themselves christians go to church for weddings, baptisms and funerals, and for a minority of those, christmas.
We don't care
Ionian
Member
Now maybe but growing up even In the 80's it was engrained into us from you from adults in Ireland. Most ignored it once they had the choice but still respect it and those who do practice.
haxan7
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Prison Mike
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