Indeed Willy.
On 24 Dec, 17:28, "willy minnen" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Sorry, I can not put his picture here. The Antwerp folk singer Wannes Van de
> Velde, who died some weeks ago (71), wrote in our dialect the only
> significant Christmas Carrol for atheist.
> Christmas is the only day there is no shooting. On the canons they plant
> Christmas trees. The killing will be over for one day.
> He did NOT believe in gods and Christ's and churches, just like me, but
> together we found out, if Christmas means peace in our hearts, let it last a
> whole year, not just one day.
> HAPPY Christmas.
> Willy (free from religion)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: frantheman
> To: "Minds Eye"
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 2:24 PM
> Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: secular Xmas greetings
>
> On 24 Dez., 07:15, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
> But we all know one thing: religion no more
> > makes people good than lack of it makes the rest of us bad.
>
> > Secularists take offence too at the way the religious paint
> > unbelievers as poor desiccated rationalists, not only without values,
> > but joyless, lacking a sense of mystery, devoid of awe. Yet,
> > earthbound, there is enough wonder in the infinite capacity of the
> > human imagination, in a magical world of thought, dream, hope, memory
> > and fantasy. To be human is not to be particularly rational, the
> > senses often overwhelming common sense. There is no emotional or
> > spiritual deficiency in rejecting religions that infantilise the
> > imagination with impossible beliefs.
>
> Yes, yes, yes!
>
> Have a cool Yule, everyone,
>
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