Sounder mailing list etiquette and future direction

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 01:08:20 +0100 (CET)
"Amedee Van Gasse (ub)" <amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be> wrote:

> On Fri, December 4, 2009 18:00, Liam Proven wrote:
> 
> > Not only am I not willing to play along with these rules, but
> > frankly, I find such insipid and characterless discussions -
> > something I find a particularly American sort of tone in some
> > online fora - to be hatefully and intolerably dull.
> 
> Ubuntu is South African, and its corporate HQ is in the UK (Europe).
> 
> > OTOH, the chap here that kept issuing some kind of muslim
> > dedication - that is violently offensive to me, as a hardcore
> > atheist. I am not posting any message dedicated to anyone's  god,
> > nor am I even replying to one. I myself would move for a total ban
> > on all mention of any religion, including those to me rather
> > hateful sigs proclaiming that people espouse any particular variety
> > of primitive superstition.
> 
> Being an ignost myself, I consider your atheism as some kind of
> anti-religion and therefor some kind of religion on itself. Why?

doG knows why considering this:

cybe at WizardsTower:~$ dict religion

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
[gcide]:

  Religion \Re*li"gion\ (r[-e]*l[i^]j"[u^]n), n. [F., from L.
     religio; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. 'ale`gein
     to heed, have a care. Cf. {Neglect}.]
     1. The outward act or form by which men indicate their
        recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having
        power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and
        honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love,
        fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power,
        whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites
        and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of
        faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical
        religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion;
        revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion
        of idol worshipers.
        [1913 Webster]

It seems that, no matter your personal feelings about it, religion
does /not/ include atheists.

Cybe R. Wizard
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