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05 Apr 2004 09:32:10 AM |
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2004, the international year of atheism |
2004, the international year of atheism
http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/press_releases/121203.html
During the opening of the international Raelian Movement's Convention, to be
held in Crans Montana (Switzerland), next Friday December 12 at 2 p.m., His
Holiness Rael, spiritual leader of the raelians, will officially declare
"2004, the international year of atheism".
This year of promotion of atheism will be completed on December 13, 2004 by
an International Convention of the Atheists of the world in Rome and a will
include a gathering on the place where Giordano Bruno was burnt alive.
Giordano Bruno who let us recall, not only spoke about extraterrestrial
life, but also about infinity in time and space, fundamental values of the
atheist Raelian religion. He was jailed during seven years for his
rebellious opinions in Rome by th Holy Office, tortured on the orders of the
Vatican then burnt alive as "heretic". Some flowers will be deposited in
front of his statue by the world leaders of the atheistic organizations. The
ceremony will end by burning at the stake an effigy of the Pope on the same
spot where he had Giordano Bruno burned alive .
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by extraterrestrial
visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful world organization
proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in 86 countries.
Atheism is a matter of individual free choice that is guaranteed by the
Universal Declaration of the Humans Rights and religious freedom, this
fundamental freedom also guaranteeing the right of being atheist.
For an interview with Rael, please contact his press agent:
http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/frontpage.html
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| User: "Dale" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
05 Apr 2004 10:18:25 AM |
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<news@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:c4rqlj$70c$1@news-reader1.wanadoo.fr...
2004, the international year of atheism
http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/press_releases/121203.html
During the opening of the international Raelian Movement's Convention, to
be
held in Crans Montana (Switzerland), next Friday December 12 at 2 p.m.,
His
Holiness Rael, spiritual leader of the raelians, will officially declare
"2004, the international year of atheism".
[...]
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by extraterrestrial
visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful world organization
proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in 86 countries.
[...]
Ugh! Talk about giving atheism a bad name! What do these people need a
spritual leader for if they're atheists?
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| User: "Bob Moss" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
05 Apr 2004 12:55:25 PM |
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Dale wrote:
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by extraterrestrial
visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful world organization
proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in 86 countries.
[...]
Ugh! Talk about giving atheism a bad name! What do these people need a
spritual leader for if they're atheists?
Many buddists are atheists too. The only requirement to be an atheist
is not to believe in any gods. That does not mean that there aren't some
wacko's who have strange religions that don't believe in god<s)
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| User: "Daniel Kolle" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
05 Apr 2004 05:20:40 PM |
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On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:32:10 +0200, <news@wanadoo.fr> thought hard and
said:
2004, the international year of atheism
http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/press_releases/121203.html
During the opening of the international Raelian Movement's Convention, to be
held in Crans Montana (Switzerland), next Friday December 12 at 2 p.m., His
Holiness Rael, spiritual leader of the raelians, will officially declare
"2004, the international year of atheism".
Oh, wonderful. The last thing we need is more idiots claiming to be
atheist speaking for us.
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-Daniel "Mr. Brevity" Kolle; 16 A.A. #2035
Koji Kondo, Yo-Yo Ma, Gustav Mahler, and Krzysztof Penderecki are my Gods.
Madly Insane EAC Scientist.
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| User: "JPG" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
05 Apr 2004 10:36:24 AM |
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On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:32:10 +0200, <news@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
2004, the international year of atheism
http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/press_releases/121203.html
During the opening of the international Raelian Movement's Convention, to be
held in Crans Montana (Switzerland), next Friday December 12 at 2 p.m., His
Holiness Rael, spiritual leader of the raelians, will officially declare
"2004, the international year of atheism".
This year of promotion of atheism will be completed on December 13, 2004 by
an International Convention of the Atheists of the world in Rome and a will
include a gathering on the place where Giordano Bruno was burnt alive.
Giordano Bruno who let us recall, not only spoke about extraterrestrial
life, but also about infinity in time and space, fundamental values of the
atheist Raelian religion. He was jailed during seven years for his
rebellious opinions in Rome by th Holy Office, tortured on the orders of the
Vatican then burnt alive as "heretic". Some flowers will be deposited in
front of his statue by the world leaders of the atheistic organizations. The
ceremony will end by burning at the stake an effigy of the Pope on the same
spot where he had Giordano Bruno burned alive .
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by extraterrestrial
visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful world organization
proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in 86 countries.
Atheism is a matter of individual free choice that is guaranteed by the
Universal Declaration of the Humans Rights and religious freedom, this
fundamental freedom also guaranteeing the right of being atheist.
For an interview with Rael, please contact his press agent:
http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/frontpage.html
Not all atheists are rationalists, sadly.
JPG
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
05 Apr 2004 11:18:26 AM |
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One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach JPG:
On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:32:10 +0200, <news@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
<snip>
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by
extraterrestrial visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful
world organization proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in
86 countries. Atheism is a matter of individual free choice that is
guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of the Humans Rights and
religious freedom, this fundamental freedom also guaranteeing the right
of being atheist. For an interview with Rael, please contact his press
agent: http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/frontpage.html
Not all atheists are rationalists, sadly.
Mankind is the victim of a deep-seated need to believe.
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Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
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Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
--Timothy Jones
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| User: "Marguerita" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
06 Apr 2004 01:50:47 PM |
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On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 11:18:26 -0500, (Vic
Sagerquist) wrote:
One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach JPG:
On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:32:10 +0200, <news@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
<snip>
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by
extraterrestrial visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful
world organization proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in
86 countries. Atheism is a matter of individual free choice that is
guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of the Humans Rights and
religious freedom, this fundamental freedom also guaranteeing the right
of being atheist. For an interview with Rael, please contact his press
agent: http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/frontpage.html
Not all atheists are rationalists, sadly.
Mankind is the victim of a deep-seated need to believe.
Maybe it's more a desire to have a leader to tell them what to do.
I think I read something about this in an Edward Wilson book. He said
that the other ape species with which we share common ancestors have a
very strong hierarchy. There is an alpha male who makes all of the
important decisions, and whose rule is accepted unquestioningly until
he is replaced. He then suggests that we have a hard-wired need for
this strong leadership which can not be met by other individuals as
none of them have such absolute power, and that this provides a
natural inclination for people to create an invisible alternative -
the great silver-back in the sky.
I think it's quite an elegant theory.
M
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"Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink.
I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I will
be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now;
I don't know which will go first-rock 'n' roll or
Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples
were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that
ruins it for me." John Lennon
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| User: "The Watcher" |
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| Title: Re: 2004, the international year of atheism |
05 Apr 2004 11:22:30 PM |
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On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 11:18:26 -0500, (Vic Sagerquist) wrote:
One day in alt.atheism, Also Sprach JPG:
On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:32:10 +0200, <news@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
<snip>
The Raelian Movement, an atheist religion, whose founding dogma is the
assertion that all forms of lives on Earth, were created scientifically
thanks to a perfect mastering of genetic engineering by
extraterrestrial visitors a very long time ago, is the most powerful
world organization proselytizing atheism with 60 000 members divided in
86 countries. Atheism is a matter of individual free choice that is
guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of the Humans Rights and
religious freedom, this fundamental freedom also guaranteeing the right
of being atheist. For an interview with Rael, please contact his press
agent: http://www.rael.org/int/press_site/english/pages/frontpage.html
Not all atheists are rationalists, sadly.
Mankind is the victim of a deep-seated need to believe.
I wouldn't call it a NEED. I'd call it a desire. Many people desire strongly
that their desires should actually be considered needs, but wishing don't make
it so. ;)
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