RE: Some religions are secular- Atheists should oppose these too
September 8, 2012 at 7:11 pm
(This post was last modified: September 8, 2012 at 7:12 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(September 8, 2012 at 4:06 am)Red Celt Wrote:(September 8, 2012 at 3:17 am)padraic Wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottingley_Fairies
They were convincing enough to fool Arthur Conan Doyle.
Indeed ,Sir Arthur wrote a serious book,called "The Coming Of The Fairies" (no,it is not gay porn)
The poor man was probably still a bit unhinged with grief over the loss of his son in WW1.
I saw an 8x10 photo from the original negatives in about 1970.The friend who showed me was a believer. I said at the time "looks fake to me". He got cross. Said friend also had another 8x10,with a photo of Jesus, tall and Nordic,taken in an Australian suburban backyard.. My friend was a nutter.
