March 2011
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“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people...”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
Mar 30th
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“Mythology is what grown-ups believe, folk-lore is what they tell their children,...”
– Cedric Whitman
Mar 26th
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There Will Be Cupcakes...: My View on Tolerance... →
therewillbecupcakes: I often see the quote, “Tolerance is another word for indifference” used when people are justifying their reasons for not being tolerant. They are the words of English playwright William Somerset Maugham, although I don’t know whether he said the words or one of his characters did. Maugham…
Mar 26th
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Mar 22nd
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“I have little confidence in any enterprise or business or investment that...”
– Robert G. Ingersoll
Mar 22nd
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“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.”
– Stendhal
Mar 21st
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“Without doubt you are not sane.”
– Tage Danielsson
Mar 18th
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“The #atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the...”
– Martin Buber
Mar 17th
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“#atheist #atheism To believe a myth is as easy a thing as breathing the air. But...”
– Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Mar 14th
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“If the answers to prayer are merely what God wills all along, then why pray?...”
– Dan Barker
Mar 12th
Views of Japan: Nothing pisses me off more! →
hayakawajunpei: We are in the wake of a national disaster with many thousands of people in need of food, blankets, and shelter. The worst thing people can do is claim they are “praying” for us! That is no different from saying I’ll rub my lucky rabbits foot or shake my lucky horse shoe. FUCKWITS. LAZY FUCKWITS. I couldn’t agree more. I’ve seen nothing but prayers being sent out on...
Mar 12th
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Mar 11th
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“With soap, baptism is a good thing. #atheist #atheism”
– Robert G. Ingersoll
Mar 11th
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“#atheist #atheism The feeling which prompts prayer … I should like to see...”
– John Tyndall
Mar 9th
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“There are many extraordinary tales from antiquity, including women with snakes...”
– Scott Brown
Mar 3rd
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A Shared View
It can never be, they say When you tell them you do not pray How do you live, they inquire When a god-free life is what you admire But the design and intelligence, they shout When you state creationism carries no clout There was no Adam and Steve, they cry When tolerance for all is what you stand by May you burn in hell, they spew When all you have done is shared your view
Mar 1st
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