Re: Blasphemy Day

jojo wrote:
> % wrote:
>> jojo wrote:
>>> % wrote:
>>>> jojo wrote:
>>>>> Xx/v]andrak|≡xX wrote:
>>>>>> Dawn Flood wrote:
>>>>>>> On 10/4/2024 11:10 AM, Bob Casanova wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 10:45:56 +0000, the following appeared in
>>>>>>>> sci.skeptic, posted by shogun <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bob Casanova wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 08:00:25 +0000, the following appeared in
>>>>>>>>>> sci.skeptic, posted by shogun <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bob Casanova wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 02:06:06 +0000, the following appeared in
>>>>>>>>>>>> sci.skeptic, posted by shogun <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bob Casanova wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 16:59:04 +0000, the following appeared in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sci.skeptic, posted by shogun <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bob Casanova wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:08:20 -0700, the following appeared
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in sci.skeptic, posted by Don_from_AZ
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shogun <[email protected]> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bob Casanova wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 17:16:28 +0000, the following 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appeared in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sci.skeptic, posted by sora <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> David Dalton wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sept. 30 is Blasphemy Day, which from Wikipedia 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “educates
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> individuals and groups about blasphemy laws and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> defends freedom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of expression, especially the open criticism of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> religion which is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> criminalized in many countries”.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> religion from 2k or 1k or 200 or even 50 years ago 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is no longer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relevant.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Relevant to what?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relevant to helping people navigate life in 2020s and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's relevant if you live anywhere in the Islamic 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> controlled world, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many other places as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep. The answer to which you replied is hopelessly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parochial; "it's irrelevant to my immediate social circle,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore it's irrelevant for everyone and everywhere".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i would regard religious people as fundamentally wrong, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the wrong side of history. being wrong also means it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provides no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> benefit to its adherents. they are choosing to become 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> obsolete.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There was no need to confirm what I wrote; I already knew I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was correct.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> nice. so are you a pious person?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you ask? It wouldn't affect the accuracy of my
>>>>>>>>>>>> comment either way.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> i have no qualms with its accuracy. i am curious and want to 
>>>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>>>> the kind of views believers and non-believers espouse.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully, both "espouse" the same reality, the facts of
>>>>>>>>>> which are not subject to belief or disbelief.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> that's a nice dream.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Isn't it, though?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Have a nice day, and try to expand beyond your parochialism
>>>>>>>> WRT the relevance of religion; the world isn't identical to
>>>>>>>> your social circle.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Bob,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Heads up about Jojo -- Mom needs to take his (her?) Internet 
>>>>>>> away, and until that happens, discretion is advised.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think a ban is necessary.  He is fixed in his atheism. 
>>>>>> Utter sacrilege and blasphemy.   Blasphemy is a victimless crime.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> i dont understand why dawn insists on oppressing me!!
>>>>>
>>>> because you're a mouthy little dick face
>>>
>>> you dont think she is being totally unfair to me? i will go mad 
>>> without net.
>>>
>> she doesn't support your theories and it's her right not too ,
>> she don't think much of me either but she doesn't ,
>> say the things to me she says to you
> 
> yeah, she is acting like a dictator with me, throwing me in the gulag 
> and telling others to guard the gate.
> 
she has that option there's nothing in the faq's about liking someone