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Subject: Re: [boost] New name of bjam.exe
From: David Bergman (David.Bergman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-21 23:16:04


On Jul 21, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Braden McDaniel wrote:

> On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 21:18 -0400, David Bergman wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> I do not care if the person just use it as a social phrase or not, and am sure that the following phrase would irritate people after a few hundred repetitions:
>
> Wait... Are you talking about this one?
>
>> In Muhammed we trust.
>>
>> /David
>
> ... Or this one?
>
>> Typed on an iPhone
>
> --

Well, I sure wasn't talking about this one:

> Braden McDaniel <braden_at_[hidden]>

I understand that some people view their religious inclinations so natural that they incorporate religious statements in their every day communication. But, I know that people would be upset by somebody starting each and every post with their atheist "belief", such as

        God is as real as Santa Claus

or even facts, like

        Atheism correlates highly with IQ at levels above 2 SD

And, I fail to see how such promotions of metaphysical ideas have a place in this Boost list. But, perhaps promotion of Christian ideas in every single post is a proper omission from such a rule?

So, unless you are eager to see other people's metaphysical manifestations in every post, please stop that silliness.

Thanks...

/David


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