Darwin Day
- Thread starter Reverend Blair
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Good idea Rev ... not only does Darwin deserve a day for presenting an "earth is round" philosophy, but ya gotta love the "Darwin Awards"
http://www.darwinawards.com/
http://www.darwinawards.com/
We need a national holiday for it, Jay...beat these Creationists back to the darka ages where they belong.
RB,
So you want this holiday, not to recognize Darwin but rather to "irk" a group of people that don't share your beliefs. Rather childish behaviour don't you think.
Kind of like the Orange Parade's in Ireland. How the Protestants that participate in this parade can think it doesn't rile up the Catholics is beyond me. Any event who's sole purpose is to belittle another group should be prohibited.
How do you feel about the holidays we get for Good Friday, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your probably OK with them because you get a day off with pay. Funny how your all for aspects of religion that have benefit for you but completely against anything religious that has no direct benefit for you personally.
Interesting perspective. Here I thought you, Peapod, Cosmo, Vanni, Gonzo,..... were of the opinion that we should all live together without forcing our beliefs onto others. I guess this thread shows that you really don't believe that.
So you want this holiday, not to recognize Darwin but rather to "irk" a group of people that don't share your beliefs. Rather childish behaviour don't you think.
Kind of like the Orange Parade's in Ireland. How the Protestants that participate in this parade can think it doesn't rile up the Catholics is beyond me. Any event who's sole purpose is to belittle another group should be prohibited.
How do you feel about the holidays we get for Good Friday, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your probably OK with them because you get a day off with pay. Funny how your all for aspects of religion that have benefit for you but completely against anything religious that has no direct benefit for you personally.
Interesting perspective. Here I thought you, Peapod, Cosmo, Vanni, Gonzo,..... were of the opinion that we should all live together without forcing our beliefs onto others. I guess this thread shows that you really don't believe that.
Here is another prespective, you are has obvious as a mac truck
And I work all holidays...I bank my time.... :wink: Than I can take a really long holiday. Again you can believe whatever you like, and we will believe whatever we like...simple really.
And I work all holidays...I bank my time.... :wink: Than I can take a really long holiday. Again you can believe whatever you like, and we will believe whatever we like...simple really.
Actually I want it to recognise Darwin and the fact that we live in a country that makes decisions based on science and fact, not religion. Given the inroads the religious rights has recently made into US schools and the fact that several of the same ilk are members of our official opposition, I think it is very important to recognise science and its role in our society.
We have, as you mentioned, several religious holidays already.
To further answer your question...I work out of my house. I get paid by the job, not the hour. When I take time off depends on when my deadlines are and how much slacking off I've done, not when the Pope decided Easter should be this year.
We have, as you mentioned, several religious holidays already.
To further answer your question...I work out of my house. I get paid by the job, not the hour. When I take time off depends on when my deadlines are and how much slacking off I've done, not when the Pope decided Easter should be this year.
The difference between the "religious" holidays and your proposed holiday is that the "religious" holidays aren't there to "spit" in anyone's eye. They were created at a time when the vast majority of the country was of Christian believe(still is BTW) and wasn't created to impose believes onto others. However, your proposal is put forth not in celebration of anything but as a "poke in the eye" event.
As you can probably guess, I also don't appreciate the "poll" you've created. You've worded the poll so that there is really only one answer. The first two are the same and the third combines two mutually exclusive ideas.
As you can probably guess, I also don't appreciate the "poll" you've created. You've worded the poll so that there is really only one answer. The first two are the same and the third combines two mutually exclusive ideas.
This is a message board where we are "free" if you want to see only your beliefs than I suggest you join freedom dommion. There you can censor, delete, ban, threaten anyone that does not hold your view. You are entitled to believe anything you like, just as we are. If you are insulted by Darwin thats your problem, not ours.
Pea,
I don't have a problem with Darwin. In fact, I think he was a rather ingenius man. The problem I have is the fact that RB wants to create a holiday not to celebrate the man but to "tick off" a large segment of the population.
If that isn't the attitude of a small person, I don't know what is.
RB,
If you don't believe in any of the religious holidays, then don't celebrate them. Nobody is going door to door with guns forcing you to attend church on those days. At least not in my neighbourhood of Winnipeg. Does your wife take those days off with pay???
I don't have a problem with Darwin. In fact, I think he was a rather ingenius man. The problem I have is the fact that RB wants to create a holiday not to celebrate the man but to "tick off" a large segment of the population.
If that isn't the attitude of a small person, I don't know what is.
RB,
If you don't believe in any of the religious holidays, then don't celebrate them. Nobody is going door to door with guns forcing you to attend church on those days. At least not in my neighbourhood of Winnipeg. Does your wife take those days off with pay???
No actually.....its not about you at all tibear :roll: *long sigh* but it does not surprise me that you do think its about you. If you go back and read all the rev's posts....long before you ever came here, you will read his admiration and knowledge of Darwin. He has been discussed here before This is a "free" board, there have been topics brought up here that I did not like...but, hey suck it up, its the price of "freedom" allowing others to believe what works for them. And yes I am sure it is a poke in the eye for you to see this poll, but if we only had to bring up topics that did not offend you, well.....ehm....What the hell would we talk about????...ehm...never mind I got a good idea what they would be
This is a "free" board, there have been topics brought up here that I did not like...but, hey suck it up, its the price of "freedom" allowing others to believe what works for them. And yes I am sure it is a poke in the eye for you to see this poll, but if we only had to bring up topics that did not offend you, well.....ehm....What the hell would we talk about????...ehm...never mind I got a good idea what they would be