Huge fire at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris

[Santino]

why is it sad?

Get to the point.

 

[Sprocket.]

yep, everyone's a cowboy now.

Wow, we are highly trained craft personal, just that some wear big hats and ride horses.

 

[Sprocket.]

I have been in Notre Dame twice and both times was blown away by its overwhelming sense of age and culture.

 

[TopCat]

The Catholic church is minted though surely so shouldn't be a problem finding the money to rebuild?

Wont stop the Catholic Church begging others to pay for it.

 

[YouSir]

why is it sad?

That's a stupid question.

 

[TopCat]

Get to the point.

I don't feel deeply saddened. I'm interested in why others are.

 

[Duncan2]

Can't imagine that the end result will be a building razed to the ground but even if that were to be the case they would have to rebuild it not least because of where it is.

 

[Sprocket.]

850 years old, so terribly sad....

That’s not old, the church I was baptised in is 1,270 years old next year.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I don't feel deeply saddened. I'm interested in why others are.

Your mother needs to have you tested.

 

[YouSir]

I don't feel deeply saddened. I'm interested in why others are.

Then you're stupid. It's not a complicated one unless you're only asking to find a pointless argument on the internet.

 

[TopCat]

Your mother needs to have you tested.

For lack of foolishness?>

 

[TopCat]

Then you're stupid. It's not a complicated one unless you're only asking to find a pointless argument on the internet.

I don't view opulant churches as something to be proud of but as a shame on society.

 

[MrSki]

There must be hundreds of books I have read that something happens in Notre Damn.

Shame.

 

[Sprocket.]

I don't view opulant churches as something to be proud of but as a shame on society.

Oh my God!

 

[TopCat]

Oh my God!

No lightening has hit my house.

 

[scifisam]

Get to the point.

He can't, it's collapsed.

I don't view opulant churches as something to be proud of but as a shame on society.

Yes because we're all such devout Catholics on here. That must be the reason people are sad about this.

 

[Ax^]

well TopCat is taking the view of a work college of mind about it

"its over 850 years old and has been around since 1160"

"meh i prefer aritcuture thats modern like Dubai"

jebus some people have little magic in there soul

 

[TopCat]

well TopCat is taking the view of a work college of mind about it

"its over 850 years old and has been around since 1160"

"meh i prefer aritcuture thats modern like Dubai"

jebus some people have little magic in there soul

Don't try to align my views with your work colleague. His/her view is bollocks.

 

[Orang Utan]

My dad was in tears watching it. Only seen him cry once before.

 

[Santino]

Don't try to align my views with your work colleague. His/her view is bollocks.

Bollocks too.

 

[TopCat]

He can't, it's collapsed.



Yes because we're all such devout Catholics on here. That must be the reason people are sad about this.

Well I was/am interested in why you are sad about it. A discussion of the value of the Church in society as seen by atheists would be fascinating.

 

[Favelado]

My dad was in tears watching it. Only seen him cry once before.

9-11?

 

[Sprocket.]

My dad was in tears watching it. Only seen him cry once before.

Liked for the humanity not the result.

 

[mx wcfc]

For lack of foolishness?>

Ok, so, like cathedrals and churches everywhere it can be seen as a symbol of oppression by the Church over centuries. I get that. I saw one video tonight of people singing hymns in a church opposite the fire. I thought that was ridiculous, given their god was allowing their temple to burn.

But the craftsmanship and sheer human endeavour that went into those buildings is immense. Those stained glass windows are (sorry, were) something to behold.

I am often surprised how, as an atheist with pagan sympathies, I still admire great religious buildings.

 

[tim]

I would imagine given the type of building and where it is that it's a remarkably difficult fire to fight.

How awful.

I would have imagined that it was this building would be one of the most prepared for this type of eventuality.

 

[Santino]

Let's not give this person the shitty argument they're looking for.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well I was/am interested in why you are sad about it. A discussion of the value of the Church in society as seen by atheists would be fascinating.

Cos it's a beautiful building that took two hundred years to build, almost gone in the space of a few hours.

 

[Favelado]

O
I am often surprised how, as an atheist with pagan sympathies, I still admire great religious buildings.

They were built specifically to inspire awe, having gone through a fine-tuning process of hundreds and hundreds of years to achieve that. You can't just turn off your humanity when you look at them.

 

[Orang Utan]

9-11?

No, watching some opera!

 

[TopCat]

Ok, so, like cathedrals and churches everywhere it can be seen as a symbol of oppression by the Church over centuries. I get that. I saw one video tonight of people singing hymns in a church opposite the fire. I thought that was ridiculous, given their god was allowing their temple to burn.

But the craftsmanship and sheer human endeavour that went into those buildings is immense. Those stained glass windows are (sorry, were) something to behold.

I am often surprised how, as an atheist with pagan sympathies, I still admire great religious buildings.

Fair enough. I appreciate the lack of insults too. It's much more than the history of oppression though that makes me loathe these symbols of enduring Church power.