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So, why do we need a new calendar, you ask.
I'm glad you did, and hope it's because you're interested, and not just
being cynical. I hope your interest gives me a chance to show you how
tightly your thoughts, your moods, your feelings and beliefs, and how much
you can accomplish of your own desires in life, are being limited,
controlled, manipulated, and injected into your mental system to make you
think and do and be what you would never do without these omnipresent
secret influences dominating your life. What does a calendar have to do
with that?
Once more, I'm glad you asked.
Have you ever taken notice of how many
holidays are displayed in those little squares that represent all the
days? How many of those holidays celebrate the great accomplishments of
science?– of atheists, secular people, or folks from other than
Christianity, or whatever religion dominates your area, who did something
that made your life a whole lot better than it might have otherwise been?
The number can be counted on one hand, generally, if you'll stretch what
you're willing to give that kind of consideration.
Beyond that, we need to celebrate and honor
the men and women of science and other daring thinkers of the past, many
of whom have faced hardship and danger to advance true knowledge by the
use of reason via the well-tested scientific method, or just from simply
asking questions about the things for which religion failed to provide
satisfactory answers.
By their daring, sometimes at great peril,
though sometimes they lost their lives and possessions, they pressed on
like an army dedicated to the discovery of truth. Hundreds of
thousands of books already exist wherein the ancient dating system was
used. I believe they should remain untampered with, but for the division
of the solar cycle into nearly equal units. This has been done, as you
have likely noted, by the simple addition of another month (Sol) and
standardizing months to a uniform 28 days each. That's four equal weeks
every month, and a holiday left over at the end of each year. It has been
suggested we should do away with names for the weeks, days and months, and
use a simple numbering system, as in month/day/year. Don't a bunch of us
already do that?
What we need to make note of on our
calendar is secular dates to celebrate: When an important person was born;
when an important historical event took place; when a secular-supportive
law got passed (such as Roe vs Wade). To that end, your help would be
greatly appreciated. I will make a list of the names and events I already
have, and the relevant dates. My information is very incomplete, and I
sometimes cannot find anything at all about something you might know by
heart and have references to back your knowledge up. All dates in this
form will be according to the Gregorian Calendar in common use in North
American households, so you won't be required to do any converting (which
is an almost automatic process at this point. In the list may be things
you might feel do not deserve a "secular" attribution. Let me know. If it
becomes necessary, we can put it to a vote.
You will see it is mostly undeveloped.
That's due to nobody expressing their interest, while I work on those
things that seem to effectively pique people's minds. Want to see where it
might go? Then, talk to me (see how at the bottom of any page).
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List of possible
secular attributions and Gregorian dates, for not all of which were
joyful events. |
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Day Identifier |
Date |
Attributed to
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Accomplishment |
Source |
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Darwin Day |
(Feb 12) |
Charles Darwin |
Developed basic concept of
Evolution |
A. F. S. |
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International
Rationalists Day |
(Mar 1) |
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Spring Equinox |
(Mar 19) |
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Growing season begins, time to plant seeds, Day and
night are equal length |
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National Day of Reason,
May Day, Beltane |
(May 1) |
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Summer Solstice |
(June 21) |
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Winter Solstice |
(Dec. 21) |
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World Humanist Day
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(not given) |
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Rational Day of Thought
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(not given) |
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Church/State Separation Week
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(not given) |
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M L K Jr Day |
(Jan 17) |
Martin L. King Jr. |
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Groundhog Day (?) |
(Feb 2) |
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Abe Lincoln's Birthday
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(Feb 12) |
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President's Day |
(Feb 21) |
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Washington's Birthday
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(Feb 22) |
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DST begins |
(Apr 3 ) |
(same every year?) |
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April Fool's Day |
(Apr. 1) |
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Cinco de Mayo (?) |
May 5 |
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Mother's Day |
(May 8) |
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Former sex objects
everywhere |
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Memorial Day |
(May 30) |
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Flag Day |
(Jun 14) |
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First Day of Spring
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(Mar 20) |
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Father's Day |
(June 19) |
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Independence day |
(July 4) |
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Labor Day |
(Sept 5) |
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Autumn Begins |
(Sept 22) |
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Columbus Day |
(Oct 12) |
(observed Oct 10) |
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DLST ends |
(Oct 30) |
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Hallowe'en (?) |
(Oct 31) |
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Election Day |
(Nov 1) |
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Veteran's Day |
(Nov 11) |
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New Year's Eve |
(Dec 31) |
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Armed Forces Day |
(May 21) |
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Dec of Ind was signed |
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USA constitution was signed or
ratified |
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(womens' rights supported by court) |
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Benjamin Frankin |
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Thomas Jefferson |
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Einstein |
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Mark Twain |
(Clementine!) |
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Robert Ingersoll |
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Thomas Paine |
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Ayn Rand |
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Robert Heinlein |
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Bertrand Russell |
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Isaac Asimov |
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Carl Sagan |
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Douglas Adams |
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John Adams |
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Hume |
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Hoffer |
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Nietzsche |
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Dawkins |
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Mills |
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