So Starbucks has this new campaign, "The Way I See It." They're now printing quotes from famous and non famous philosophers on their cups.
Apparently this has caused a big uproar from the beginning. I wouldn't know, I havn't had the extra cash to go there in quite some time. Apparently the first run of quotes leaned a little too far left, so Starbucks tried to make up for this by reaching out to the conservatives, even asking customers to submit their personal quotes.
However one man's quote was too much for a long-time customer and avid Catholic. Bill Schell's quote read, "Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why should we ask something that may well be a figment of our imagination for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure."
Michelle Incanno, didn't approve of this quote, stating she won't go to
Starbucks anymore after reading such a questioning of her beliefs.
- I think this is hillarious, wish I could've wrote a quote for the cups.
"Stupid people shouldn't breed." I just can't people can get offended over a little quote on a cup of coffee. It's ridiculous...
If you'd like to read more, click on the link below
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/08/starbucks-and-god-dont-mix-for-one-customer/
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I would love to have further conversations with the man who said that...
It is depressing that someone cannot sit and think abstractly or philosophically for one second after reading that so they can reaffirm or change their beliefs accordingly... no... instead they get all huffy and offended.
Must suck to be a pious, pompus butthole (no matter from which religion.)
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