Hell
Was that really necessary? I'm not saying your position is wrong but culture (and religion is definitely cultural) is a sensitive topic. As a 6 year old I remember watching Cosmo or some PBS variety with the family and the subject of carbon dating was discussed. Now I couldn't do the math of course, but I knew that people far smarter than me have proved beyond any doubt that the earth is much older than the 5,000 ish years old I was being told in Sunday school. When I asked for an explanation, my folks said its like Santa, we pretend because we've always pretnded. Which led to the subject of "tradition" followed by a forced viewing of Fiddler on the Roof. Basically that taught me to keep my big trap shut. Suffice it to say, people that are horribly wrong, and can't defend their position don't like having it jammed down their throats. That being said I suspect neotarf is using "hell" for some civility crusade instead of being morally outraged. Pay her no mind. She just likes to argue it seems.Two kinds of porkMakin'Bacon 23:38, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
- Santa is a beneficial meme that results in little to no harm. Hell, on the other hand, is what is a called a dangerous meme, and it leads to violence and death. I can't imagine why we should defend harmful beliefs like this. Viriditas (talk) 02:38, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- Coincidentally a few days ago I was getting off the subway and some fire and brimstone group was annoying the passerbys with the benefits of Jesus via a bullhorn. I walked up and said "Hi, I'm a Jew, and for my whole life people like you have been blaming my people for killing Jesus. Well, I'm not going to deny it. We did kill him, and if he comes back, we'll kill him again." Horribly rude of me, but he was being a public nuisance. But afterwards I felt guilty. Toying with your mental inferiors isn't mucn of a challenge, even if it is satisfying.Two kinds of porkMakin'Bacon 05:33, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
A beer for you!
Hey there! You were the first to welcome me on here and give me advice and barnstars. I'm back after a two year break. Cheers! Selene Scott (talk) 01:05, 30 September 2014 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Selene. Welcome back. Let me know if I can be of any help. Viriditas (talk) 20:02, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
- Thank You, I'll probably be hitting you up frequently, I seem to have forgotten how to do a lot of things!!"Selene Scott (talk) 04:45, 2 October 2014 (UTC)"