The vast majority of the things that westerners associate with Christmas, are either: pagan, secular, or celebratory.
Hardly anything in the modern celebration has anything to do with the Christ myth story.
The tree, gift giving, mistletoe, yule log, the date of December 25, and more are all pagan in origins.
Getting together with family and friends to have a good time, eat a great meal, etc, is secular and celebratory.
I've been an atheist for decades, and I love to celebrate the secular, and pagan holiday, that is Christmas.
Hardly anything in the modern celebration has anything to do with the Christ myth story.
The tree, gift giving, mistletoe, yule log, the date of December 25, and more are all pagan in origins.
Getting together with family and friends to have a good time, eat a great meal, etc, is secular and celebratory.
I've been an atheist for decades, and I love to celebrate the secular, and pagan holiday, that is Christmas.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
