True, but it does have a lot of Latinate words.

English has “abecedarian”, which can mean “alphabetical”, “rudimentary”, “elementary”, “novice” or “beginner”.

The Latin word is “abecedarium”. I don’t know why English adopted the Greek word.

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I am a banana!

Carl Sagan talks about this in the first episode of Cosmos. Eratosthenes proved the Earth was round centuries ago. It’s really cool. I recommend checking this clip out.

They don’t.

So if I potato, you can ottoman?

The meaning of a word doesn’t change just because you use it incorrectly.

Why do you see this as trolling, though? I saw the display, and there was nothing insulting or disrespectful about it.

Now, if it had been a defaced crucifix or something like that, I could agree. But I don’t see how Baphomet itself is offensive to Christianity. It isn’t even a Christian icon. It comes from occultism.

I wouldn’t believe anything about TST based on hearsay, because a lot of people are misinformed.

Where did I say that I wanted them separate from the state? I only say that every religion should have equal rights. The state shouldn’t favor one religion over another.

The Satanic Temple is not the same as the Church of Satan.

It seems like you could say that about any organization. Is there something special about a religion that makes it more likely to be corrupt? Even one like TST?

Atheists don’t support religions.

Why not?

Even fake ones.

What makes you think that it’s fake? I’m a Satanist, and the religion is very real for me. It has had a positive influence on my life.

This case right here. He thought that it was okay to vandalize a religious display that was from “the wrong religion”, and he’s getting let off with a slap on the wrist.

No, they don’t. You’re thinking of the Church of Satan.

It’s about equal representation. We are as much of a religion as they are.

It’s equality. If the people in charge say, “We’re playing chess”, you can’t just sit in the corner and sulk and say “I want to play checkers!” You’ll be left out of the chess game then.

So, you go play chess, and you see that one side has all of their pieces, but you only have pawns. You can point that out and show how the system is being rigged against you. It’s obvious to outsiders how it’s unfair and needs to change.

John Kerry really was that boring.

Kerry didn’t campaign to end the war in Iraq. He campaigned as being more competent than Bush. He tried to convince voters that he could handle the war better. The left didn’t want the war handled better, we wanted it to end. That’s why there was no excitement around Kerry. He was just more of the same with a slightly different package.