Ben Werdmuller22h ago
Three year old has asked that we put a rainbow flag on our house because he's seen them and he likes them. I sat him down and explained what it means, and now he wants one even more. I love him.
Show threadSassinake! ᑐ ∪ ∩ ⊂

@ben

The old 'God's promise to never flood the earth again'?

or the new
'Diversity is Strength' meaning?

or the 'Light is composed of many wavelengths and we see them as colours when they diffract though raindrops in certain conditions' ?

all of which are valid

Apr 5 at 3:36pmWeb
Show threadKagan MacTane (he/him)18h ago

@Sassinake It sounds like you're confusing the rainbow itself with the rainbow _flag_.

Not sure why you'd do that, when @ben's post was quite clear about which one is involved. 🤔

Show threadSassinake! ᑐ ∪ ∩ ⊂18h ago

@kagan @ben

not sure why you'd want to separate the 'rainbow' from the 'rainbow' flag.

Show threadKagan MacTane (he/him)17h ago

@Sassinake @ben Because one is a natural, physical phenomenon, and the other is a symbol created by human beings.

Natural phenomena don't have meanings, they just are.

Show threadSassinake! ᑐ ∪ ∩ ⊂17h ago

@kagan @ben

LOL

Show threadBen Werdmuller17h ago
@Sassinake We're not a religious household. So it started with "rainbows are pretty" but finished with "rainbows are pretty important" with an understanding of the meaning of Pride. The other thing doesn't come into it for us, but no shade to anyone else's belief system.
Show threadSassinake! ᑐ ∪ ∩ ⊂17h ago

@ben
i don't believe in Sky Wizards myself, but it makes a nice story.

One that 'believers' themselves seem to forget, when they try to turn it into something bad.