From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Mon Dec 30 2002 - 13:48:11 MST
On Monday, December 30, 2002 2:41 PM Lee Daniel Crocker lee@piclab.com
wrote:
> Perhaps we could make it an 11-day celebration from 12/25 through 1/4.
> Sort of an anti-Kwanzaa, celebrating individual achievement.
How about an eleven-day or maybe year-round celebration by each of us
coming up with new achievements?
Actually, I'm generally against these kinds of things -- holidays. I
see no need to compete with traditional or religious holidays. To some
extent, it's unnecessary. Religious types are not going to be converted
because the Newtonmas celebration looks so cool. And if it's merely an
excuse to celebrate -- and not to thumb one's nose at traditionalists --
then there's no need to put it in direct competition -- by holding it
the same time of the year as Christmas -- with traditional holidays.
Finally, one of the joys of atheism is not having to have stuff like
this. For example, every Sunday I sleep late.:)
Cheers!
Dan
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