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MineralMan

(146,286 posts)
16. Well, interestingly enough, it was an obscure billboard that you found that
Sun May 7, 2017, 05:51 PM
May 2017

prompted my post. The billboard I posted took only seconds to find. There are so many that are similar. Speaking of which, I've always been interested in why you post things, but almost never comment on what you have posted. That always makes me wonder what, exactly, you think of the things you post. You post about atheists frequently, but rarely comment on atheism, from your own point of view.

How many atheists do you know? The ones whose writings you post are clearly people you don't know. Some are even dead. Most of the ones I know are really unconcerned about what people who profess some religion think. They have no real reason to care. Certainly, there are atheists who dislike religions beliefs, but most don't really care what religious people believe. We simply do not believe in such things. Most atheists don't really care what people believe, as long as their beliefs do not affect their lives.

The most prominent atheists do not represent most atheists in any way. It's much like most theological thinkers not really representing those who profess to be of some religion or another. Most people, really, have their own approach to such things and pay little attention to those to seek fame and media attention.

I'd be fascinated to see you post your opinion of the many, many things you quote here in the Religion forum. Then, we'd have some idea of what you actually think. Since you do not offer your interpretation of what you post, I usually have no idea of what your opinion about what you post might be. Perhaps you could add a line or two to give us a glimpse into your own thinking. That would be wonderful.

No need to go plaster it all over a billboard Cartoonist May 2017 #1
For all his faults, Jack Chick never took to the billboards. rug May 2017 #2
Didn't have enough money, probably. Cartoonist May 2017 #3
$4500 a month according to the article. rug May 2017 #4
graffiti is free Cartoonist May 2017 #5
I'll just leave this here: MineralMan May 2017 #6
I'll just leave this one over here: rug May 2017 #7
Yes, reminding people of what is actually in their Holy Book... uriel1972 May 2017 #8
Actually, the apt word here is "asshole". rug May 2017 #9
One may say what one wishes on a billboard, MineralMan May 2017 #10
And completely misconstrues it with an anachronistic, racist image. rug May 2017 #11
Thanks for the link. However, that very verse MineralMan May 2017 #12
Since we're discussing billboards, not exegesis, I'll keep it simple. rug May 2017 #13
Well, I rarely see any useful messages on billboards, so MineralMan May 2017 #14
In that case, it must have been a tremendous personal sacrifice for you to drudge up the wretched rug May 2017 #15
Well, interestingly enough, it was an obscure billboard that you found that MineralMan May 2017 #16
That billboard is hardly obscure. rug May 2017 #17
First time I saw it. MineralMan May 2017 #18
I haven't been to Sioux Falls but I've been to Rapid City on the other end of the state and to rug May 2017 #19
Misconstrues it? how? uriel1972 May 2017 #20
Anachronistic? We are talking about religion here, after all. AtheistCrusader May 2017 #21
No, we're discussing a particularly ignorant billboard. rug May 2017 #22
ignorant billboard about religion. AtheistCrusader May 2017 #23
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