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NeoGreen

(4,031 posts) Mon Dec 15, 2014, 09:30 AM Dec 2014

Meme of the Week – December 15th

Meme of the Week
Selected from postings at Atheist Meme Base for the Week of December 8 to December 15, 2014.

1) Not Linear

2) Before Being Edited by the Fearful

3) Religion / Alcohol Analogy

4) We Have Pi

5) None of the Above/Other (please post example)

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	0 (0%)
	Non-Edited Pledge
	6 (60%)
	Religion / Alcohol
	3 (30%)
	We Have Pi
	1 (10%)
	None of the Above / Other
	0 (0%)
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Meme of the Week – December 15th (Original Post) NeoGreen Dec 2014 OP

The first three are all good and I love pi, but JDDavis Dec 2014 #1

"Pledge" for me. onager Dec 2014 #2

I went with religion/alcohol for one reason. Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #3

Hard to choose between alcohol and non-edited pledge Rob H. Dec 2014 #4

I see your point, but I think the people who don't get #1... JDDavis Dec 2014 #5

Going with #1 Lordquinton Dec 2014 #6

+10 (nt) LostOne4Ever Dec 2014 #10

Alcohol is an apt analogy. deucemagnet Dec 2014 #7

3 for me. Promethean Dec 2014 #8

Shouldn't the Unedited version of the pledge be: LostOne4Ever Dec 2014 #9

JDDavis

(725 posts)

1. The first three are all good and I love pi, but

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 09:39 AM

Dec 2014

I chose the alcohol one, because I think it's a great way of thinking about both religion and other toxic materials in this world.

onager

(9,356 posts)

2. "Pledge" for me.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 10:39 AM

Dec 2014

Because I think more people need to be reminded of that. Even though, in this group - to use the worst metaphor possible - it's probably preaching to the choir.

"Alcohol" was a very close second.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. I went with religion/alcohol for one reason.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:24 AM

Dec 2014

That reason is that it says "I don't want to make it illegal". It seems that too many religious people believe that we want to stop them from practicing their religion, and it has to be repeated that this is not the issue.

But I really wanted to go with "We have pi" because I have always been a little nerdy, and I love pie/pi.

Rob H.

(5,349 posts)

4. Hard to choose between alcohol and non-edited pledge

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 12:21 PM

Dec 2014

But I chose the religion / alcohol analogy.

In retrospect I think maybe I should've chosen #1. There are a lot of people who don't seem to get that.

JDDavis

(725 posts)

5. I see your point, but I think the people who don't get #1...

Reply to Rob H. (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 01:02 PM

Dec 2014

proabably don't get the nature of the difference between a linear and a quadratic equation, they see the world as black, white, or grey.

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)

6. Going with #1

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 05:30 PM

Dec 2014

for... reasons...

LostOne4Ever

(9,286 posts)

10. +10 (nt)

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:26 PM

Dec 2014

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)

7. Alcohol is an apt analogy.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 06:50 PM

Dec 2014

Last edited Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:30 PM - Edit history (1)

I would add that overindulgence can lead to making an ass of one's self.

Promethean

(468 posts)

8. 3 for me.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:24 PM

Dec 2014

1 makes a good point but it is really just a semantics game. I prefer to leave the semantics games to the apologists. We have actual substance to work with.

Thus we have 2 and 3. I'll only ever consider the pi option if I really don't like any of the others.

2 is a historical correction. Definitely important.

3 is a very good summary of what my goals are when I participate in atheist activism. It also uses an analogy that is simultaneously accurate, entertaining (for us), easy to understand (even for the most obtuse) and is likely to enrage believers that do understand because of its accuracy and implication. For these reasons 3 wins for me.

LostOne4Ever

(9,286 posts)

9. Shouldn't the Unedited version of the pledge be:

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:25 PM

Dec 2014

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