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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I seriously doubt that. Our entire ability to communicate and interact is constructed around the use of symbols. "Abandonment" is simply not an option; certain symbols may be abandoned, but this would merely result in a fairly rapid replacement by other symbols.
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Agreed. History also recycles symbols as well. The cross was not invented 2,000 years ago by the first Christians.
Also, the corruption of the swastika by Nazi Germany is a prime example of a secular society altering the meaning of a religious symbol. In the case of the cross, society is altering it in an, arguably, positive way.