Excuse me your symbol is what?

Damn I get somewhat off topic here.

I do this in real life. Having a conversation with me can be exhausting.

Happy birthday hunny bunny. Miss you!

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[RaitoDenki]

i don't think she is ignorant pirate...

[XionXi]

Some comedians (Bill Hicks and I think a few others) have raised similar points about this. If Jesus had died more recently, would they have used a little sniper rifle as a symbol? Or maybe an electric chair? Of course not. It'd be tasteless. There's no difference with the cross, it's an equally poor choice as a symbol. It just highlights how obsessed Christians are with torture, death, and suffering.

[ASealUponThineHeart]

You say "I'm more complex than that" (with what strikes me as a cute pretentious tone) indicating that you find yourself deeper than the prime Christian symbol. You follow up this statement by asking "why the Cross" (you also address this question to "theists" as if the cross were the official symbol of them all). How can you know you are more complex than something you do not understand?

This video made me a little dizzy.

[ChristianMartyrs]

We want to remember our lord and what he went through. Jesus' blood shedding on the cross made it holy. But hey, What do you know

[revelinabandon]

Oh brother. This chick makes me less concerned about antitheists than ever. Not too bright.

[entwood]

Well thanks for getting back to me about all these points.

It was fun reading the comments again.

Just thought of an adjunct to the cave allegory.

Handing reason to the religious is like handing Avatar 3D glasses to those in Plato's cave. A new vision of the world awaits, if they have the courage to try it on.

Pretty clunky right? Well, it did just spring to mind, so don't be too harsh. Maybe you can rework it into something more pithy. (Yes, I said pithy. Haha.)

Cheers.

[Shadoweaver111]

I can stoop to the word PWN because, when I can't get my point across, I tend to get a bit sarcastic/satirical.

[Shadoweaver111]

Yes, I dislike hippies. Dirty, smelly, jobless, hippies. Its mostly a joke. I do agree with the "green" movement, but not to the extent that a lot of people do. That is another debate though.

[Shadoweaver111]

I have many black and Mexican friends and I don't have a problem saying "racist" jokes around them. Also, I don't mind them saying honky or cracker, because we understand one another and know that its not meant maliciously. I am not casually racist as one would have to dislike that race. I like what my brother said about racism, "Douche bags come in many different colors." that about sums up my feelings on the subject.

[entwood]

You were fighting an ally. Even after he told you that, you kept going.

This bandage bizz is just that. A bandage to cover your mistake. Yes, this shit gets read after a year. Hope you go back and read the whole conversation.

[entwood]

After such an eloquent argument... How could you stoop to "PWN!"?

[entwood]

There were no contemporary references to Jesus. All citings were well after his death.

But I disagree about his historicity. On the balance of evidence I would say there probably was a real historical figure called Jesus. No way to prove it though.