[Jewelry making - Article 00229] - Re: [Orchid] Universal interfaith symbol

[Noel Yovovich]

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>            How about a symbol for all us agnostics and atheists? 

    I think part of the point was to try to come up with a symbol for
    faith and hope, things that all people share, even atheists amd
    agnostics. There are, I would guess, people who have no faith at
    all, but I would also guess that most of these are members of some
    Faith, i.e., religion. 

    What signifies faith to you, Tony? To me, images like a sunrise or a
    leaf are appealing. They both hold the promise of growth and
    renewal. But I think, if we can come up with something that doesn't
    already have "baggage", like the example (again) of the twist of
    ribbon, it would be most effective. The infinity symbol is
    appealing, and the idea of combining it with a heart seems to be in
    the right direction, though I think we're going more for faith per
    se than love, which the heart mostly conveys. Also, does a heart or
    an infinity sign mean anything to non-eurocentric cultures? 

    I heard something on NPR last night that suggested that the lotus is
    used as a symbol for the positive ideals in some Asian cultures.
    Experts? Perhaps the lotus could be abstracted to create something. 

What about an infinity inside a circle?
--Noël


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