Demons arenât God or gods. To use an illustration, deity is like fruit pies and demons are like custard pies; one can object to fruit pies without objecting to custard pies.
Iâm still laughing at this: âsupportsâ can mean âis in favor ofâ â thatâs why I donât think âsupportsâ is quite the right word here.
This is the humor thread however.
A small percentage of atheists believe in demons but how many of them believe in demon possession besides your friend? Who would do an exorcism?
You should read the thread. I was clearly in the minority when I said there is no demon possession. At least two of the moderators openly expressed belief in demon possession as did most of the regular participants. That guy Caspar was a moderator. Really big into defending biblical demon possession. Even the demonized pigs that flew off the cliff.
You can flag anything I write and it will disappear like magic.
Keeping in mind the wise reminder it wasnât a true bird, I thought this extension of @jpmâs meme was funny, too
It was funny, so it fit the thread well and should stay.
Iâll take it as a subversive commentary on forms of religious art that I donât like. In which case I think it may be as meaningful as the original.
âEarly birdâ is also in the name of Eoornis; it got the worm even though not everyone got the jokes. Eoörnis pterovelox gobiensis - Wikipedia gives a brief summary, and copies of the original monograph are not hard to find online; a thorough search through my papers might turn up a copy, if it hasnât been lost.
I love how the angel on viewerâs right is all like âCheck out this guy!â
- âClassmates was dedicated in 2006 on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word. Sculptor Paul Tadlock had no idea that a frenzy over the piece was to follow. When the sculpture was revealed, some students and faculty laughed, some were angered, and nearly all gravitated toward the same nickname, deeming it the âmansplainingâ sculpture.â[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/classmates
By âmansplainingâ, they mean the standing figure is helping the sitting figure understand a concept that is too difficult for the sitting figure.
Thanks for reminding me that I forgot to put in the explanatory quotation marks.
âLike that, he will come back again.â
By the way, that was Sproulâs pithy rejection of full preterism
That sounds a little condescending. That means talking down to someone.