Happy Atheistmas! (not trying to troll)
Edit: What would you prefer? I'm trying to acknowledge my beliefs during this holiday season and cheer the holidays on, but I am an atheist. Perhaps silence would be better?
Edit: What would you prefer? I'm trying to acknowledge my beliefs during this holiday season and cheer the holidays on, but I am an atheist. Perhaps silence would be better?
I'm not a big fan of Christmas myself. I used to have a page on one of my websites titled "bah humbug" with a picture of me in a sweatshirt showing broken christmas tree decorations and the words "Bah Humbug". I put it up as a joke one night.
It can be tough sometimes to try to be warm and friendly and pass out sincere well wishes while remaining honest/sincere if you don't happen to believe the same stuff a lot of other people believe.
Anyway, seasons greetings and well wishes to all.
(From the gal who went around wishing people at work today "Merry four day weekend!")
Peace.
I guess I'm curious. Christianity generally endorses recruitment, or 'spreading the gospel', as it were, which I assume is where holidays like this, their 'embrace and extend' methodologies from Pagan beliefs, and sayings like this are born from. Since, to my knowledge, atheism has no such doctrine (unless you actually belong to an atheist sect of some sort), then what exactly are you trying to convey?
In all seriousness, in my estimation, "Have a nice day" might most closely reflect your desire for others to have a good day without acknowledging the season or the lord it's supposedly in celebration of.
Happy Newtonmas!
"Happy Holidays!" is probably best, if less explicit.
Have a good one, whatever you celebrate.
Obligatory_Bad_Xmas_Song
Heretic's Christmas Carol
God rest ye merry Pagan folk, Let nothing you dismay. Remember there's no evidence There was a Christmas Day. When Christ was born is just not known, No matter what they say. Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.
There was no star of Bethlehem; There was no angel song. There could have been no Wise Men For the journey was too long. The stories in the Bible Are historically wrong.
Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.
Much of your Christmas customs Come from Persia and from Greece, From solstice celebrations Of the ancient Middle East. We know this so-called "Holy Day" Is but a Pagan feast
Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact Glad tidings of logic & fact.
Obligatory_Bad_Xmas_Song
Heretic's Christmas Carol
God rest ye merry Pagan folk, Let nothing you dismay. Remember there's no evidence There was a Christmas Day. When Christ was born is just not known, No matter what they say.
Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.
There was no star of Bethlehem; There was no angel song. There could have been no Wise Men For the journey was too long. The stories in the Bible Are historically wrong.
Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact. Glad tidings of logic & fact.
Much of your Christmas customs Come from Persia and from Greece, From solstice celebrations Of the ancient Middle East. We know this so-called "Holy Day" Is but a Pagan feast
Glad tidings of logic & fact; Logic & fact Glad tidings of logic & fact.