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Atheist messages displace CA park nativity scenes

Actually I think they are trying to make a political point. Being part of the vast majority religion, you probably are somewhat unaware of just what it can be like to not be part of that religion.

I was an atheist at one point in life, I know what it's like. I'm not really seeing how calling religious beliefs a myth is a political statement though. I interpret this as them not being tolerant of a Christian holiday and using it as an opportunity to troll their "lack" of beliefs around and inflame those who do believe. This isn't exclusive to atheist groups, but I think this is what is going on here.
 
Each person could claim up to 9 slots with a win as I understood it.

Yup, and 2 people won 18. That means two people, both of whom apparently were atheists, won the max. I mean, it is possible, it can be the 3 sigma point of the system. But it also does seem a bit suspect.
 
I was an atheist at one point in life, I know what it's like. I'm not really seeing how calling religious beliefs a myth is a political statement though. I interpret this as them not being tolerant of a Christian holiday and using it as an opportunity to troll their "lack" of beliefs around and inflame those who do believe. This isn't exclusive to atheist groups, but I think this is what is going on here.

Calling mythology a myth is not being intolerant. It's being disrespectful. Intolerant would be if they moved to physically remove the practitioners of modern day myths.
 
...The atheists are are essentially real life "trolls" just wanting to inflame and piss off Christians over their nativity scene....

soo...all Atheists....are trolls? that's a pretty amazing generalization you just made.
 
The article goes in detail on how it seems atheists are trying to crowd out the Christian nativity scenes in that area. In order to be able to even put up a sign, you need to win in that lottery, but now it seems atheists got all but three of the spaces. Odd, huh?

What do you guys think of this?

Lottery? I thought Christians were opposed to gambling. No wonder they can't win the lottery.

As for the atheists, they do have a right to free speech. They're not going to win any friends by doing this, and are certainly not going to shake Christians' faith, but the have a right to say what they want.
 
It was a bit odd that 2 people won 18 of the 21 slots, with each person limited to 9 chances. It could be cheating, it could be a statistical anomaly. Certainly one can question the outcome and perhaps look into it.

Maybe it was an act of God.
 
Lottery? I thought Christians were opposed to gambling. No wonder they can't win the lottery.

As for the atheists, they do have a right to free speech. They're not going to win any friends by doing this, and are certainly not going to shake Christians' faith, but the have a right to say what they want.

indeed, they have Freedom of Speech, to the chagrin of many who oppose their beliefs.
 
[video]http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12813688/catholic-vs-atheist-christmas-edition[/video]

HAHAHAHAH...this is pretty horrible propaganda.
 
For not claiming to have any faith these dicks sure do want to spread their beliefs around and oppress the beliefs of others.

After years of proselytising unopposed, the dicks are whining at rational competition.
 
After years of proselytising unopposed, the dicks are whining at rational competition.

There is a difference between religions putting up signs about thier own religious beliefs and people putting up signs attacking your beliefs.
 
Anti-religious bigots are just as bad as anti-muslim bigots who pester Lowes to pull their ads from a tv show about American muslims and bigots who protest God hates fags at military funerals.

Yep, I'd call that dickish too.
 
There is a difference between religions putting up signs about thier own religious beliefs and people putting up signs attacking your beliefs.

What if the two collide?

What if you get your symbol on the courthhouse or whatever, but nobody else's is allowed?
 
What if the two collide?

What if you get your symbol on the courthhouse or whatever, but nobody else's is allowed?

I didn't know this thread was about courthouses and religious symbols? I thought that this thread was about signs in parks in which various groups can display things?
 
I didn't know Atheism had Values.

Values being, beliefs that make their quasi religion superior to others.
Not just, these other religions are based on myth, that why our's is better.

They haven't said why their's is better, nor have they highlighted anything about the superiority of atheism.
 
Every type of group has values. Just because it doesn't coincide with yours doesn't negate that fact.

Close but not quite. Every one has a set of values. Those of atheists do not come from a religion and are pretty disparate.
 
Close but not quite. Every one has a set of values. Those of atheists do not come from a religion and are pretty disparate.

Does it matter if they come from a religion or not?

And i've seen quite a few athiests on this board alone that have the same amount of values that I do.

Edit: Maybe I'm just not getting what you're saying?
 
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I'm not sure why anyone should care about that poster. It makes a rooky mistake by attacking myths. No sensible man attacks myths or fairy tales, they are more true than much science or history. I just wish Chesterton were alive to see it.
 
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I'm not sure why anyone should care about that poster. It makes a rooky mistake by attacking myths. I just wish Chesterton were alive to see it.

I hate to see others being dicks with what is public space.
Shows a lack of character and class.

If I were the grand pooba of public displays in Santa Monica, I'd ban them all and be done with the childish behavior.
 
I hate to see others being dicks with what is public space.
Shows a lack of character and class.

If I were the grand pooba of public displays in Santa Monica, I'd ban them all and be done with the childish behavior.


oh..this was done in Santa Monica?

figures, that place is Progressive/Liberal/Atheist central. :lol:
 
Does it matter if they come from a religion or not?

And i've seen quite a few athiests on this board alone that have the same amount of values that I do.

Edit: Maybe I'm just not getting what you're saying?

It's not the quantity of values, it is how they are derived. Actually it may not even be that as I think more on it. We derive our values mostly from society. Atheists tend to be more direct about that is all.
 
I'm not sure why anyone should care about that poster. It makes a rooky mistake by attacking myths. No sensible man attacks myths or fairy tales, they are more true than much science or history. I just wish Chesterton were alive to see it.

Oh for god's sake...

Science is an attempt to understand the universe and is self correcting(we call that experimentation). Myths and religion are an attempt to understand the universe that is not self correcting, and in fact tends to discourage examination of evidence of the religions accuracy.
 
I'm not sure why anyone should care about that poster. It makes a rooky mistake by attacking myths. No sensible man attacks myths or fairy tales, they are more true than much science or history. I just wish Chesterton were alive to see it.

Yeah, like all the truths about Medusa, sirens, god's riding chariots down from mountains and lets not forget about that guy holding the earth up on his shoulder's....oops unless you read Rand that is. We must be in free fall then, oh boy, grab onto something quick! Myths more true than science?????...and we wonder why we have a clown show for the Republican nomination.
 
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