tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561117430251791241.post7600805522413427039..comments2023-09-25T06:05:58.106-07:00Comments on Created and Rational: Rael takes on the blasphmey challengeCreated Rationalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07141140658187002847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561117430251791241.post-7179532676756592962008-06-21T10:57:00.000-07:002008-06-21T10:57:00.000-07:00Forgive me for calling him a religious fanatic, I ...Forgive me for calling him a religious fanatic, I was not trying to make the impression that he was religious in the same way an islamic terrorist is, I will change that.<BR/><BR/>I was only givng a first impression. He might be a nice person I am sure he is but that does not make him right I am afraid. <BR/><BR/>As far as the calender goes, yes the Gregorian calender was once based on religous traditions but its not anymore, the calender system in of itself does not originate from Christian but pagan traditions. The names of the months were given to it by the pre-Christian Romans, Christmas was originally the holiday of saturnalia. Christmas was originally made to be in December by the church to dfraw Christians away from pagan holidays. The only thing which is really of Christian origin is the fact that it dates from Jesus' birth (four yes after his birth actually). My point was that changing the calender simply because of vestigial religous traditions is impractical and unnecessary. The Gregorian calender is very accurate and useful, there isn't any good reason to change it. If you want to simply change year zero so its unrelated to Christ where would you want it moved anyway? You would have to make it meaningful to all people which isn't exactly possible. It would be better just to ignore the vestigial religous basis of the modern calender and move on.Created Rationalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141140658187002847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561117430251791241.post-1832133266797498692008-06-20T05:51:00.000-07:002008-06-20T05:51:00.000-07:00I'm Raelian and I have met Rael myself. You could...I'm Raelian and I have met Rael myself. You couldn't be any further from the truth when saying he is a religious fanatic :) You might want to actually meet people first before you publish comments about them.<BR/><BR/>The point behind the calendar is that we shouldn't introduce elements or functions into society that are based on any particular religion or faith. It isn't fair to those that don't agree with it or practice it. Religion is personal and should stay that way. If I ever go to court, I shouldn't have to put my hand on a bible. Our money shouldn't say in god we trust, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com