Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:13:49 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BSD logo Message-ID: <20100725201349.GC86402@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20100725182023.GB57688@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <E1OcU31-0002Iw-00.vic_sk-mail-ru@f138.mail.ru> <AANLkTikoC5YeHzz5fO6BGCKUDjbnHqSKj3VXZgVn2=k=@mail.gmail.com> <8279E0B1-B1ED-49AF-BB8F-15CEA104821A@gull.us> <AANLkTinTW_ab-vp6PJaB3ZRFdjKLLGLVAB6e9QMkeVQz@mail.gmail.com> <20100725172538.GA85893@guilt.hydra> <20100725182023.GB57688@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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--H8ygTp4AXg6deix2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:20:23AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth Chad Perrin on Sunday, 25 July 2010: > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:54:37AM -0400, Alejandro Imass wrote: > <snip> > >=20 > > I'd think a devout Christian would have much more reason to complain > > about a Flying Spaghetti Monster (whose only purpose is to mock mystical > > belief systems) than a Daemon, ... >=20 > </snip> >=20 > On the contrary, they fear competition much more than direct opposition. > That's why the bloodiest religious wars are usually between similar syste= ms. > Thus, an opposing mythical symbol is more threatening, provided it's > taken seriously -- the attempt to cast it seriously is an attempt to > frame an enemy. >=20 > Actually, the deeper, unspoken threat is that it won't be taken seriously > -- providing a precedent for the demotion of all mythical symbols. Allow me to rephrase: "I'd think a devout Christian *who isn't an idiot* would have much more reason to complain about a Flying Spaghetti Monster . . ." Of course, I'm assuming that "devout" precludes being a pretender to faithfulness who is only engaging in spiritually empty propaganda. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkxMmv0ACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKXVsACfR1C2GiRwu1W6G9kVldBdxJb2 yX0AoJ/LGkTse9anvwNNe4skpfM/2WDM =n4sW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2--
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