WHOA!!! ATHEISTS!!! Take a chill pill!!!

[backscatter712]

Crossposting my post from A&A...

[Boojatta]

1. Isn't it obvious that the word "superstition" is used in a loaded sense in the cartoon?

Making it clear from context who or what is referenced by a word, while also choosing a word that has disreputable connotations is a technique that is akin to name-calling. There's little art in such a technique, even compared to the level of artistic skill displayed by mediocre propaganda.

Superstition is defined by St. Thomas (II-II : 92 : 1) as "a vice opposed to religion by way of excess; not because in the worship of God it does more than true religion, but because it offers Divine worship to beings other than God or offers worship to God in an improper manner". Superstition sins by excess of religion.

There are four species of superstitions:

1. improper worship of the true God;
2. idolatry;
3. divination;
4. vain observances, which include magic and occult arts.

...

... there's much more where that came from:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14339a.htm

Now, is there anything that remains to be said in this thread?

[rug]

2. No, it was all said in A&A.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12302031#post11

[Boojatta]

3. Thank you for the link.

Unless I'm misunderstanding the discussion at the thread you linked to, it seems that this Religion Group thread was alerted on. My opinion, for what it's worth, is that anybody who would alert on this thread really ought to do something along the lines of taking a "chill pill" ... which reminds me of my old HAL9000 signature line. Perhaps I will bring back that old signature line if there's enough future speculation posted on DU3 about whether or not I'm some form of artificial intelligence.

[rug]

4. I'm not surprised since it was posted on a dare.

Shades of DU2.

[PassingFair]

5. So I asked him to crosspost this.

Yes, it was a TRIPLE DOG-DARE!!!

[rug]

8. I've seen the movie.

[Angry Dragon]

6. I alerted on it because I see no picture or cartoon

All I see is the title.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

7. Hmmm, that's odd

Do you have adblocker software in your browser, or some other add-in that might be preventing the image from being displayed?

[Angry Dragon]

10. I have no-script

but when it blocks it show that it is blocking something

[backscatter712]

18. The picture is a simple jpg hosted on imgur.com.

It works for me, and from what I see from others viewing this post, it works for almost everyone else.

Maybe you're behind a firewall that blocks imgur.com for some reason? I don't know anything about your computer or your networking, so I'm just guessing.

[Angry Dragon]

19. I am not on a network

and I just went to imgur.com and had no trouble

strange

[backscatter712]

20. Then I'm stumped.

[backscatter712]

21. But if you're interested in the image...

Here's the link, minus the http, so you can copy and paste it into the address bar.

i.imgur.com/aFlAE.jpg

[Goblinmonger]

9. You take offense to that thread?

Really?

[rug]

12. No, it's juvenile.

But not as juvenile as the cross-post.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

13. And bam...

...the sentiment expressed in the OP is validated.

[rug]

14. Doubtful.

But feel free to take offense.

[Goblinmonger]

15. So we should just shut up

and not express how we view the world? 'Cause it kinda seems like that is the sentiment being expressed.

[rug]

16. Why that's exactly what I said, isn't it?

[Goblinmonger]

17. No

That's why I used the word "sentiment."

[Brainstormy]

11. Pearls before swine?

Very cute. And so far above the heads of most religious reactionaries, it's pretty much wasted.