Posted: Jul 29, 2022 10:49 pm
Hmmm... ISTM that most of your critique is fear-based (fear of losing, fear of the unknown, fear of the differences in culture, etc.). I don't think that losing in Canada is a big deal and the effort itself may inspire other countries or States to try in their jurisdictions. And if we win in Canada, it would be nice if we've developed some basic systems to support the effort, and being an optimist, I think that we can in fact win, here. So, I don't mind if we win (or lose) in Canada, to the point that it would necessarily "follow that it would it would be successful globally." I'd be happier than a pig in shit if we managed to win in Canada and if a half-dozen EU nations won also. It would also leave the counties losing with the tools to try it again, long after I'm dead and gone.
And that leaves the point of participation in a Canadian try. First, if we have a team which better represented the World than a solely Canadian effort, we (including atheists in other nations) already have a system to reach out to their population. I'd hope that said system would be Wiki-like, such that the people getting involved add/edit data relating to themselves, themselves. Sure, some data would not apply to other countries, but with an appropriately flexible/distributed design would minimize effort to a large degree for other nations. Indeed, getting other nationals (ex of Canada) to participate gives those nations one step ahead.
Plus, I disagree that "at very very best, Canada could be a prototype for other former colonies of the UK that inherited a theme of Christian supremacism and judicial authority which historically caused pain and problems.". I may be wrong, but I think as "at the very least", systems designed for a Canadian effort could be successfully utilized in many EU countries as well.
So, I'm going to try for other atheists, say in Quora if I can figure out how to collect the UserIDs from positive feedback from my "Tax Religion" posts, and Rationalia, to see if I can get more bodies. I trust you won't jeopardize my efforts, and your objections above will stay for others who read this thread.
Now, does anyone here have the email addy for someone in Rationalia Admin who could help me re-join them, because I can't go in via the normal join process (I've tried and I don't have what they need).
And that leaves the point of participation in a Canadian try. First, if we have a team which better represented the World than a solely Canadian effort, we (including atheists in other nations) already have a system to reach out to their population. I'd hope that said system would be Wiki-like, such that the people getting involved add/edit data relating to themselves, themselves. Sure, some data would not apply to other countries, but with an appropriately flexible/distributed design would minimize effort to a large degree for other nations. Indeed, getting other nationals (ex of Canada) to participate gives those nations one step ahead.
Plus, I disagree that "at very very best, Canada could be a prototype for other former colonies of the UK that inherited a theme of Christian supremacism and judicial authority which historically caused pain and problems.". I may be wrong, but I think as "at the very least", systems designed for a Canadian effort could be successfully utilized in many EU countries as well.
So, I'm going to try for other atheists, say in Quora if I can figure out how to collect the UserIDs from positive feedback from my "Tax Religion" posts, and Rationalia, to see if I can get more bodies. I trust you won't jeopardize my efforts, and your objections above will stay for others who read this thread.
Now, does anyone here have the email addy for someone in Rationalia Admin who could help me re-join them, because I can't go in via the normal join process (I've tried and I don't have what they need).