When Did Angels Become Fairies in Dresses?

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progressivenerdgirl

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Folklore aside, the depictions of angels being fat babies with harps are the ones that grate my cheese. Angels are NOT fat babies playing harps! ugh......
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That's just paganism.
 
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Tintin

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It's not even paganism, it's commercialism.
 
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progressivenerdgirl

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Tintin said:
It's not even paganism, it's commercialism.
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No, I mean it literally is paganism. The fat cherubs are an old concept based on pagan deities.

As for whether it's 'commercialism', I have never heard a meaningful definition. I think anti-capitalism is mostly humanist nonsense.
 
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jimmydiggs

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progressivenerdgirl said:
No, I mean it literally is paganism. The fat cherubs are an old concept based on pagan deities.

As for whether it's 'commercialism', I have never heard a meaningful definition. I think anti-capitalism is mostly humanist nonsense.
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Selling junk for the purpose of selling junk, for the most part. Basically a pure form of capitalism not girded by the law of God, where man's greed (as Milton Friedman said, guilt is good) runs a muck.
 
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progressivenerdgirl

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jimmydiggs said:
Selling junk for the purpose of selling junk, for the most part. Basically a pure form of capitalism not girded by the law of God, where man's greed (as Milton Friedman said, guilt is good) runs a muck.
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Again, none of that is any kind of definition. It's subjective value judgments and non-specific accusations.

However, this is not even worth arguing. People are almost as bad on politics as they are on theology, and I can barely stand theological arguments.
 
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jimmydiggs

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progressivenerdgirl said:
Again, none of that is any kind of definition.
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It's an applied description that accurately reflects this definition:

(From Webster)
: commercial spirit, institutions, or methods
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: excessive emphasis on profit


It's subjective value judgments and non-specific accusations.
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I figured you weren't interested in detailed specifics. Additionally, that I would spare you the time.

However, this is not even worth arguing. People are almost as bad on politics as they are on theology, and I can barely stand theological arguments.
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This much is true.
 
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