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13 Apr 2012, 8:05 pm

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What if instead they didn't have a holiday, but a holi night? Going from dusk to dawn.

YEAH! Stick it to 'em atheists!


We could have non-holidays to go with our non-beliefs :)

Does Holiday really come from "Holy Day?" I think this is the first time I've ever made the connection.


The planet is saved, once again by atheists.

Praise the non-believe in the concept of God!


Have you guys seen People Unlimited? It would be great to save people from ignorance! We should help make them a global company with meeting halls in every town! They are like a church with motivational speaking, but they are pretty much atheists and have no god.



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13 Apr 2012, 8:36 pm

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What if instead they didn't have a holiday, but a holi night? Going from dusk to dawn.

YEAH! Stick it to 'em atheists!


We could have non-holidays to go with our non-beliefs :)

Does Holiday really come from "Holy Day?" I think this is the first time I've ever made the connection.


The planet is saved, once again by atheists.

Praise the non-believe in the concept of God!


We need a cartoon devoted entirely to an Atheist superhero who does battle with the evils of religion.



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14 Apr 2012, 12:27 am

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What if instead they didn't have a holiday, but a holi night? Going from dusk to dawn.

YEAH! Stick it to 'em atheists!


Religions do have something like that, though... Jewish holidays always start at dusk. And I know of at least one Buddhist holiday that ends at dawn.

Why do we need to have a set start and end time, anyway? I do not see that written anywhere in our scriptures :)



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14 Apr 2012, 12:54 pm

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What if instead they didn't have a holiday, but a holi night? Going from dusk to dawn.

YEAH! Stick it to 'em atheists!


Religions do have something like that, though... Jewish holidays always start at dusk. And I know of at least one Buddhist holiday that ends at dawn.

Why do we need to have a set start and end time, anyway? I do not see that written anywhere in our scriptures :)


Only a slight setback. Atheists are pretty smart, I'm sure they'll triumph in the end.


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18 Apr 2012, 10:11 am

snapcap wrote:
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What if instead they didn't have a holiday, but a holi night? Going from dusk to dawn.

YEAH! Stick it to 'em atheists!


Religions do have something like that, though... Jewish holidays always start at dusk. And I know of at least one Buddhist holiday that ends at dawn.

Why do we need to have a set start and end time, anyway? I do not see that written anywhere in our scriptures :)


Only a slight setback. Atheists are pretty smart, I'm sure they'll triumph in the end.


If atheists believe that religious people actually do believe... then they aren't that smart.



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18 Apr 2012, 10:12 am

Here is a perfect day for the atheists: The anniversary of the Big Bang.

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18 Apr 2012, 11:15 am

Richard Stallman celebrates Grav-mass, the anniversary of the day that Isaac Newton sat under that apple tree and thought about gravity.



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18 Apr 2012, 11:16 am

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Richard Stallman celebrates Grav-mass, the anniversary of the day that Isaac Newton sat under that apple tree and thought about gravity.


That is very much like Christmas. It is based on a fanciful tale.

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18 Apr 2012, 11:21 am

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Richard Stallman celebrates Grav-mass, the anniversary of the day that Isaac Newton sat under that apple tree and thought about gravity.


That is very much like Christmas. It is based on a fanciful tale.

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Yes, and it's on the same day as Christmas too.



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18 Apr 2012, 11:25 am

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Richard Stallman celebrates Grav-mass, the anniversary of the day that Isaac Newton sat under that apple tree and thought about gravity.


That is very much like Christmas. It is based on a fanciful tale.

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Yes, and it's on the same day as Christmas too.


God gave his only begotten Apple so that we may know gravity.

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18 Apr 2012, 11:46 am

I still think it should be about sitting around and doing nothing.

I mean, look at how that DC gathering went.


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18 Apr 2012, 12:12 pm

I got it!

The Atheist Holiday should be about supporting Ron Paul!

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18 Apr 2012, 1:14 pm

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Instead of a day off, could we get paid overtime for a full work week? I don't need ceremony but I like money and work


Good call, Vigilans!


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18 Apr 2012, 1:25 pm

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Instead of a day off, could we get paid overtime for a full work week? I don't need ceremony but I like money and work


Good call, Vigilans!


wait wtf :lol: :lol:


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18 Apr 2012, 1:27 pm

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I got it!

The Atheist Holiday should be about supporting Ron Paul!

DING


Why? Ron Paul is not an atheist.

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18 Apr 2012, 1:28 pm

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I got it!

The Atheist Holiday should be about supporting Ron Paul!

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Why? Ron Paul is not an atheist.

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Look at my previous post.

What do Ron Paul supporters and atheists have in common?

EDIT: 8)


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