i'm an atheist and i still really like christmas. Like the tree the lights ect hbu
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March 14, 2014 at 12:44 pm
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2014 at 12:44 pm by Alex K.)
Yeah, I like most of the stuff about christmas. However, the celebration that goes on in my head is usually a bit different from the norm - marveling at the great winter night sky with all my favourite constellations, and how that makes me feel connected to the cosmos. This combined with a winter landscape below, some nice mulled wine, and friends and family, that's christmas for me!
 (March 14, 2014 at 12:40 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote: i'm an atheist and i still really like christmas. Like the tree the lights ect hbu I think we did this to death about four months ago. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.  (March 14, 2014 at 12:46 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:(March 14, 2014 at 12:40 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote: i'm an atheist and i still really like christmas. Like the tree the lights ect hbu i really enjoy going to see my extended family and eating all of my favorite foods , listening to christmas music. Oh yeah and watching people kill each other over comsumer item on black friday 
Family, food, and free stuff. What's not to like about christmas? Not to mention that the winter solstice is an important holiday for most religious/spiritual people. I guess about the only people who wouldn't like it, dislike it because of the commercialism. People trampling each other to get stuff for the kids.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason... http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/ Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50 A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh. http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html  (March 14, 2014 at 1:13 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Family, food, and free stuff. What's not to like about christmas? Not to mention that the winter solstice is an important holiday for most religious/spiritual people. I guess about the only people who wouldn't like it, dislike it because of the commercialism. People trampling each other to get stuff for the kids. Ah yes, it's days like Black Friday where people will literally rampage stores like animals for "good deals" on things they don't even need. 
Is christmas really about christianity anymore though? Last time I checked getting presents, stuffing your face with food and being bombarded with christmas adverts was more important than Jesus.
(March 14, 2014 at 8:51 pm)Dark Fatal Knight Wrote:(March 14, 2014 at 1:13 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Family, food, and free stuff. What's not to like about christmas? Not to mention that the winter solstice is an important holiday for most religious/spiritual people. I guess about the only people who wouldn't like it, dislike it because of the commercialism. People trampling each other to get stuff for the kids. i wish apple sold computers on discount on bblack friday i know that goes against what i just said but it would be awesome
If there really is a "war on christmas" like the religious say, it's not the atheists that are against it. It's big business trying to make money off of it. Honestly most non christians are probably just trying to remind christians that there's more than one religion that celebrates the winter solstice, and it's common knowledge that Jesus' birthdate wasn't originally Dec 25 anyway.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason... http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/ Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50 A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh. http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html (March 14, 2014 at 10:11 pm)Chad32 Wrote: If there really is a "war on christmas" like the religious say, it's not the atheists that are against it. It's big business trying to make money off of it. Honestly most non christians are probably just trying to remind christians that there's more than one religion that celebrates the winter solstice, and it's common knowledge that Jesus' birthdate wasn't originally Dec 25 anyway. the war on christmas is because is because of that fake ass war on terror that bush waged |
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