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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: Religion = Anything that's fun is bad.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.093441.18814@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
- Organization: Homebrew Virtual Reality Labs
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- References: <1992Dec16.165325.10737@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 09:34:41 GMT
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- Simon Clippingdale (simon@dcs.warwick.ac.uk) wrote:
- : parsons@cis.ksu.edu (Scott S Parish):
- : > --
- : > Scott Parish | The Truth is still the Truth |
- : > parsons@cygnus.cis.ksu.edu | even if you choose to ignore it. |
- :
- :
- : simon@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Simon Clippingdale):
- : > Boy, now there is a patronising, condescending, righteous, sickening,
- : > vacuous, tautological, holier-than-thou, whining, irritating, pompous,
- : > pious and altogether thoroughly obnoxious .signature if I've ever seen one.
- :
- :
- : Brian Kendig (bskendig@netcom.com):
- : > No, actually, I rather like it! I've been seriously thinking of
- : > adding it to my own .sig. "The truth is the truth even if you choose
- : > to ignore it." This is especially true for Christians, who ignore the
- : > truth in favor of devoting their lives to cleverly-constructed fairy
- : > tales detailed in a book that also tells them how they should live
- : > their lives -- because, after all, it's easier to try to interpret the
- : > words in a way you like than it is to take responsibility for your own
- : > actions, isn't it?
- :
- :
- : mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus):
- : > I'm game. Let's have all atheists use this line as part of our .sig's. Then
-
- : > we can identify each other in the other news groups. The gays and lesbians
- : > have their triangles, we can have this quote.
- : > --
- : > Mike A. McAngus (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org)| The train today to Morrow leaves to
- day
- : > The Truth is still the Truth | at 8:35. At half-past ten tomorrow
- is
- : > even if you choose to ignore it. | the time it should arrive.
- : > | The Kingston Tri
- o
- :
- :
- : Well gee whiz and golly gosh and all Mike, but ummm, don't you think that
- : might just possibly piss Scott right off? We wouldn't want that. Would we?
- :
- : Christmas Cheer / Bah Humbug
- :
- : Simon
- : --
- : -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --
- : The Truth is still the Truth even if you choose to ignore it.
- : -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --
- Well, it took three days for me to see responses to this. I used that .sig for
- 1 1/2 days then changed and now I've changed back. :^) Nice to know what the
- turnaround time is.
- --
- Mike McAngus (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org)| Let the raucous sleigh bells ringle | Tom
- The Truth is still the Truth | Hail our dear old fried Chris Kringle |Lehrer
- Even if you choose to ignore it. | Driving his reindeer across the sky
- I wasn't sure if anyone would join | Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
-