tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194466694963446850.post2359163462923484960..comments2024-02-23T10:12:38.532-08:00Comments on Worthless Mysteries: In your Ishtar bonnet?Jack Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004282958911902796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194466694963446850.post-42140211028537019012013-06-19T18:18:59.826-07:002013-06-19T18:18:59.826-07:00"More generally, I don’t understand the impul..."More generally, I don’t understand the impulse among my fellow non-believers to try to somehow de-legitimize Christian holidays by linking them to earlier traditions."<br /><br />They're just pointing out the obvious - that there was nothing unique or original in Christianity - but doing it in a lazy "it's on the Internet so it must be true" kind of way. I used to find this irritating, but now I just don't care. ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536547131562840293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194466694963446850.post-8096039630540840542013-04-01T07:50:08.578-07:002013-04-01T07:50:08.578-07:00It occurs to me that today is April Fools' Day...It occurs to me that today is April Fools' Day, so I wanted to confirm that this post is intended to be serious. Besides, I don't celebrate April Fools' Day because <i>everybody</i> knows it just started as a pagan festival.Jack Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004282958911902796noreply@blogger.com