Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth, as a paternal, or in other words a meddling, government — a government which tells them what to read, and say, what to eat, and drink and wear. — Thomas Babington Do to some apparent confusion, regarding the primary purpose and objectives of this website,…
Science is a differential equation; religion is a boundry condition. — Alan Turing Today’s Spotlight, is on Michael Specter. From the bio on his own website, he is a New Yorker Staff Writer Covering Science, Technology, and Public Health Issues. He is also the author of the book DENIALISM, out this past November, and sub-titled:…
Fear not those who argue, but those who dodge. — Dale Carnegie Of course, it’s all over the web. But still, when I come across this kind of talent — specifically the ability to write about the kind of stuff that leaves me thinking “Damn . . . I wish I’d said that,”– I simply have to…
I just posted a whole Gallery of Quotes, like this one: I was hoping to be able to present them with the new WP Slideshow, but the way it locks-up my browser trying to load, I just couldn’t do that to you. Enjoy 🙂
Would that well-thinking people should be replaced, by thinking ones. — Natalie Clifford Barney I’ve added a new page – Eclectic* – where I’ve re-posted a bit of poetry that I originally published on my other site — 2 Bites of the Apple — and under my alter-ego, Rushhumble. I’ve also linked-back to a few articles, posted on this (previous) blog. 🙂 …
My fellow atheists, I sincerely hope that the few new ideas and suggestion that I am about to make, are not seen by any as just some kind of thinly veiled, self-serving attempt, to aggrandize and promote my own website. Or that I presume to speak for everyone, or that I have taken into account, the view…
We may not agree on philosophy, but chances are we’re more in agreement than not, when it comes to our basic human values. While occasionally attempting to inject a bit of hopefully humorous wit into the observations presented on this site, I will, at the same time, be looking to stay away from the more unbridled…
To connect with the great river, we all need a path. But when you get down there, there is only one river. — Matthew Fox It is the commonly observed practice, across virtually every iteration of the Christian church, that fledgling converts are called on, at some point, to publicly profess their personal…
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