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Saying you should just be good for goodness' sake.
Why they're doing this, I don't know. It's not any more obnoxious than when Christians do it, you know. HONestly.
Though, on the other hand...
In mid-October, the American Family Association started selling buttons that say "It's OK to say Merry Christmas." The humanists' entry into the marketplace of ideas did not impress AFA president Tim Wildmon.
"It's a stupid ad," he said. "How do we define 'good' if we don't believe in God? God in his word, the Bible, tells us what's good and bad and right and wrong. If we are each ourselves defining what's good, it's going to be a crazy world."
All I can say to that is that Tom Wildmon is clearly nothing more than a petty-minded individual who seems opposed to the concept of people taking responsibility for their own actions and who doesn't want to live in the real world, messy and crazy and full of opposing moralities as it is. (That's the *polite* version.) The original could be said in four words, two of which was his name.
Why they're doing this, I don't know. It's not any more obnoxious than when Christians do it, you know. HONestly.
Though, on the other hand...
In mid-October, the American Family Association started selling buttons that say "It's OK to say Merry Christmas." The humanists' entry into the marketplace of ideas did not impress AFA president Tim Wildmon.
"It's a stupid ad," he said. "How do we define 'good' if we don't believe in God? God in his word, the Bible, tells us what's good and bad and right and wrong. If we are each ourselves defining what's good, it's going to be a crazy world."
All I can say to that is that Tom Wildmon is clearly nothing more than a petty-minded individual who seems opposed to the concept of people taking responsibility for their own actions and who doesn't want to live in the real world, messy and crazy and full of opposing moralities as it is. (That's the *polite* version.) The original could be said in four words, two of which was his name.
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Date: 2008-11-12 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-12 07:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-13 04:42 am (UTC)It's a stupid argument, granted, but they do cling to it.
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Date: 2008-11-12 11:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-12 10:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-12 11:36 pm (UTC)I think that most people would agree that you should do good things because they're good things... if they actually think about it. Some people, however, seem to think that nobody is actually a good enough person to just... not go out randomly murdering others for the heck of it.
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Date: 2008-11-13 02:15 pm (UTC)Similarly, should someone wish me happiness on a day of religious import to them, I will feel honored that they think highly enough of me that they would want me happy on such a day.
I think it's sickening that rather than celebrate our cultural or religious differences, there are people who would rather we pretended that they didn't exist by avoiding saying various key words.
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Date: 2008-11-12 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-12 07:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-13 04:42 am (UTC)It's a stupid argument, granted, but they do cling to it.
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Date: 2008-11-12 11:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-12 10:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-12 11:36 pm (UTC)I think that most people would agree that you should do good things because they're good things... if they actually think about it. Some people, however, seem to think that nobody is actually a good enough person to just... not go out randomly murdering others for the heck of it.
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Date: 2008-11-13 02:15 pm (UTC)Similarly, should someone wish me happiness on a day of religious import to them, I will feel honored that they think highly enough of me that they would want me happy on such a day.
I think it's sickening that rather than celebrate our cultural or religious differences, there are people who would rather we pretended that they didn't exist by avoiding saying various key words.