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[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It is probably not possible to know the actual date of the birth of Jesus at this time. If you believe the Book of Luke it probably occurred sometime in March. However, there was an eastern tradition that Jesus was conceived and died on the same calendar day, and if you work that out it puts the date around Christmas time. In any case, given we are not sure of the date, why not just pick a convenient date and celebrate it then, as we do with other holidays?

What would be the primary argument in favor of celebrating when the earth is in a specific position in its orbit around our sun?

[–]Cornfed[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

None that I know of. There are certain times of the year that holidays can be convenient thought, such as when the weather is very hot or very cold.

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I just find it a peculiar behavior that seems to indicate some quirky levels of functionality.

Aside from that, nice work on the blog and videos.