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It is time theists, give it up.

And there are statues that have done that?

The statues represent worship of those who did that. Funnily enough, they are often erected in the areas where people live by the fond delusion that they are the "real Americans".
 
About a concert we had to go to here, and how the music made us "feel". I also have to identify all of the terms that we learned in the class (Ex: Fortissimo) and the instruments used in the performance, and the influences, and blah, blah, blah.

Thanks to my group, I have about 4 pages of notes. So hopefully I will be able to type up a 5 page essay with all of that. But it's gonna suck.

Learning musical terms will be good for you because you're going to read some of them--"crescendo," "con vivace," and etc.--for the rest of your life.

A really well known percussionist is Brian Slawson, who was nominated for a Grammy in the '80's for his percussion-only album Bach on Wood, which is remarkable. From a 1986 People article:

[It's an] an unusual LP that features the 29-year-old percussionist playing classical music on 50 instruments, including drums, xylophones, ratchet wrenches, a crosscut saw, an anvil and several alarm clocks. Issued last spring, the album has been on Billboard’s classical music chart for 39 weeks and earned Slawson a Grammy nomination for Best New Classical Artist. The award went to Chicago Pro Musica, but Slawson figures just getting nominated was “cool.” Bach on Wood Percussionist Brian Slawson Goes Against the Grain to Carve a Classical Hit

Slawson was a street performer while at Juilliard, and this is how he was "discovered."

 
Well that's that. If Cephus doesn't care, this isn't going anywhere. :)



(He's sorta like Mikey from the cereal commercial, he hates everything. )

:roll:
 
Metrication was introduced into Australia well before I was born so that's what I've grown up with. That being said, I'm just as fluent with the imperial system and can easily convert one to the other. It makes sense to have a good understanding of both.

I don't remember exactly when we started using the metric system, but it was a while ago. Working in a technical field makes it easier for me, I do it every day, but there are still a bunch of 2,3, an 4 gallon containers around.
 
Ah yes......I knew it wouldn't be long; the condescending "Your system is inferior" argument....along with the subtly patronizing "You poor feeble minded Americans" inference.

Well, it works for us.....we do manage to drag ourselves along through life as best we can, trying to keep up with the rest of the world. So long as you stay where you are, and out of the Unites States, I don't see it causing you any earth shaking issues.

You forgot to add i that i have stepped on your fragile ego as well. Should i have emojied a box of tissues so you can have a good cry?

Do you even have a clue that much of the world changed their currency form pounds to dollers as well as changing their weights from ounces to grams without any so called earth shacking event. Went quite smoothly without any bother really.

Perhaps this post is suggesting a lack of education should also be listed as an american fault.
 
Proposing a change in calanders is not unique or an impossible idea. Western civilisation has gone frome hellenic to roman to julian to gregorian.
We have had the calander we now use in effect to measure over two thousand years now. Given a starting point to a religion that no longer controls the thinking of modern man. That of the birth of christ and is called anno domini meaning in the year of our lord.

However this is archaic and based on a superstition and i argue that it is about time it was replaced with somethin contemporary and more fitting to what now has a greater influence. And what could be more fitting that america itself.

So i propose that instead of this being the year 2018 anno domini instead the calander once again should be changed and this should instead be the year 241 anno americae.



Anyone with an unbiased view would not dare to make that statement as most historians, theist or non, state categorically that Christianity has had the greatet impact of any religion, philosophy or political idea.

Our entire education system is based on the Christian model; orphanages came into being as a result of the faith and the cross is the single most identifiable icon in the known universe.

Further, you call it superstition but abandon your democratic ideals in demanding it be "replaced".

Obviously you have issues with Christians which appear to me to have nothing to do with the Christian faith...**** you don't even know what it is.
 
Science is important but it always changes unlike religions.Many teachings in religions are stll needed because people still act like they live in the stone age ,they cant evolve to humans

Hang on, this is america. Are they not suppossed to be the leading country of scientific advancement? Yet they need religion still.
 
We actually use both. Tell you what, why don't you just do what you want and leave us out of it?

Is this how americans debate, by running away. Amazing! Put a gun in your hands and it is stand your ground. leave you with words and its snivel and run.
 
Hang on, this is america. Are they not suppossed to be the leading country of scientific advancement? Yet they need religion still.

You must be confusing US with Sweden
 
What would be the point? What's wrong with using what we have now? Simply being old is not a qualification for getting rid of or changing something. You only get rid of or change something when it no longer is working. What isn't working with the current calendar system?

Oh wait, you said in your thread title "It is time theists, give it up.". So this has nothing to do with whether something is actually wrong with the current calendar system. It has to do with it being based off of something that theists came up with and nothing else. Hope that you never speak out against bigotry because trying to get rid of something or change something simply due to it being tied to religion is bigoted also. Hope that you are also not into displaying hypocrisy.

Old is simply a measure of how long it has been around. Why is it still there is the question being asked. Not one christian has ever appeared on this site and given a credible argument for the existence of what the claander bases its start on. Asking why we perpetuate a myth is not bigotry. It is a sensible question.
 
Yes, I have seen more and more using BCE and CE....and the new PC abbreviations still mark time based of what historical event? Yeah, that Christian thing that happened.

*shrug*......people can get wrapped around the axel for the silliest things. How many calendar systems currently in use? About a dozen....

Lunar ·
Lunisolar ·
Solar
Astronomical ·
Bengali ·
Chinese ·
Ethiopian ·
Gregorian ·
Hebrew ·
Hindu ·
Iranian ·
Islamic ·
ISO ·
Unix time

Which one does the OP have an issue with? Gregorian. Draw your own conclusions.

I have already pointed out that the BCE/CE is nothing more than a sop. It still is based on a starting point that does not exist.
And yes there are many different calanders. NZ has the maori maramataka calander based on lunar cycle.
But the moon exists where as jesus is a myth.
 
Considering the US is an ailing empire, I think it should reflect the founding of the next great world power, making it the year 68 AMGFPRC, or After Mao's Glorious Founding of the People's Republic of China.

True, but you know how fragile the american ego is. It needs a bit of stroking now and then.
 
Might as well throw in a conversion to the metric system...IWOs NFW

Let's not forget your money either. How primitive that you still print doller bills on paper. American complain about taxes and then insist their tax money be spent on printing outdated doller bills.
 
Do you use it? Does it cause you to believe in God?

I say you tear up your paychecks in protest, since they likely utilize this dating system you find so offensive. ;)

Wel yes i do use it. Because it is still the current calender. That is why i am suggesting a change, so we don't have to use it any more.

And there is weird correlation. My paycheck is somehow dependent on the dating system. You will have to explain that one some day.
 
William Safire in 1997:

In a recent column about what to call the Bible, I posed the question: Should it be B.C. or -- in deference to Muslims, Jews and other non-Christians -- B.C.E., standing for ''before the Common Era''? In the same ecumenical way, the question arises: should A.D. or C.E., ''Common Era,'' be used to signify the time since Jesus of Nazareth was born (in 4 B.C., for reasons of calendar error; it is not in my linguistic purview to explain)?

What a mail pull. From Prof. Harold Bloom of Yale, my Bronx Science classmate whose landmark book ''The Western Canon'' booms across the Kulturkampf battlefields: ''Every scholar I know uses B.C.E. and shuns A.D.''
B.C./A.D. or B.C.E./C.E.? - The New York Times

I thought this issue was settled decades ago. Besides, when is the last time anybody had to use any of these terms? Not most of us. ;) Raise your hand if you knew that AD is written before the year but CE is written after?

I checked out the American Journal of Archaeology's style guidelines:

Chronological References

The AJA uses B.C.E. (“before the common era”) and C.E. (“common era”) for historical dates.

All historical dates should be written in their entirety, except in cases of conventional epigraphic usage:

211–202 B.C.E.
117–138 C.E.
208/9 C.E.; 293/2 B.C.E. https://www.ajaonline.org/submissions/editorial-style

And again the designation is mere sop. It does not change that the years are still based on a mythical creature.
 
Metrication was introduced into Australia well before I was born so that's what I've grown up with. That being said, I'm just as fluent with the imperial system and can easily convert one to the other. It makes sense to have a good understanding of both.

For historical interest or as a hobby or for dealing with any country that still has the imperial system.
 
Do you have any idea how hard it would be to change the entire dating system for the whole planet? How much would have to be altered? And for what? Your feelings? Seems a bit silly to me.

Whole countries have changed their monetry system and their wieghts system without any of this so called fuss you pretend will eventuate. It really is not that difficult and forgotten within a generation as has been demonstrated by those countries that have made such changes.
 
Learning musical terms will be good for you because you're going to read some of them--"crescendo," "con vivace," and etc.--for the rest of your life.

A really well known percussionist is Brian Slawson, who was nominated for a Grammy in the '80's for his percussion-only album Bach on Wood, which is remarkable. From a 1986 People article:

[It's an] an unusual LP that features the 29-year-old percussionist playing classical music on 50 instruments, including drums, xylophones, ratchet wrenches, a crosscut saw, an anvil and several alarm clocks. Issued last spring, the album has been on Billboard’s classical music chart for 39 weeks and earned Slawson a Grammy nomination for Best New Classical Artist. The award went to Chicago Pro Musica, but Slawson figures just getting nominated was “cool.” Bach on Wood Percussionist Brian Slawson Goes Against the Grain to Carve a Classical Hit

Slawson was a street performer while at Juilliard, and this is how he was "discovered."



Greetings, nota bene. :2wave:

This piece of music is one of my favorites! :thumbs: I marveled at how well Slawson played it, and he sure earned my applause, which he certainly deserved for his efforts! :applaud :bravo:
 
What, you aren't super concerned about this totally important issue?

Shows where your priorities lie, X!

Your kidding. I haven't bothered to read more than titles in most cases but isn't a thread on buying a dog or polishing an ax handle or what happened today at school just as superficial?
 
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