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oldcajun
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"The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by man attaining to a higher eminence - in whatever he takes up - than woman can attain-whether requiring deep thought, reason, or imagination, or merely the use of the senses and hands."
"The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by man attaining to a higher eminence - in whatever he takes up - than woman can attain-whether requiring deep thought, reason, or imagination, or merely the use of the senses and hands."
Charles Darwin,
'The Descent of Man', vol. II, p. 327.)
'The Descent of Man', vol. II, p. 327.)
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent. -Jesus
The Voice of Reason
Doctor of Thinkology
Comedy
"Education is the key to the future - if you own a college". - Ed Bluestone
"Do not mention that dark land, in this dark land, said the wizard, darkly" - Bored of the Rings (National Lampoon's parody of Tolkien's famous novel)
"My mind is a raging torrent, filled with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives". - Hedley Lamarr (Blazing Saddles)
Philosophy
"To thine own self, be true". - William Shakespeare
"I think, therefore, I am". - Rene Descartes
"The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth". - Chief Seattle
"Only the dead have seen the end of war". - Plato
"Religion is the opium of the masses". - Karl Marx
From the Movies
"Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing". - Reverend Sykes (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Wizard - "Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universitartus Committiartum E Pluribus Unum, I hereby confer upon you the honorary degree of ThD".
Scarecrow - "ThD"?
Wizard - "That's... Doctor of Thinkology".
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room! - Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove)
"Education is the key to the future - if you own a college". - Ed Bluestone
"Do not mention that dark land, in this dark land, said the wizard, darkly" - Bored of the Rings (National Lampoon's parody of Tolkien's famous novel)
"My mind is a raging torrent, filled with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives". - Hedley Lamarr (Blazing Saddles)
Philosophy
"To thine own self, be true". - William Shakespeare
"I think, therefore, I am". - Rene Descartes
"The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth". - Chief Seattle
"Only the dead have seen the end of war". - Plato
"Religion is the opium of the masses". - Karl Marx
From the Movies
"Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing". - Reverend Sykes (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Wizard - "Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universitartus Committiartum E Pluribus Unum, I hereby confer upon you the honorary degree of ThD".
Scarecrow - "ThD"?
Wizard - "That's... Doctor of Thinkology".
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room! - Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove)
spiritually inclined
Active Member
I've read other quotes that express this idea better, but the one I found is sufficient:
All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.
John Shelby Spong
All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.
John Shelby Spong
spiritually inclined
Active Member
I like that one.
James
McBell
Unbound
"Faith is a device of self-delusion, a sleight of hand done with words and emotions founded on any irrational notion that can be dreamed up. Faith is the attempt to coerce truth to surrender to whim. In simple terms, it is trying to breath life into a lie by trying to outshine reality with the beauty of wishes." ~~Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
"It is sometimes hard to remember that the goal was to drain the swamp when you are arse deep in alligators." ~??
"A theologian is like a blind person in a dark room searching for a black cat which isn't there -- and finding it!" ~~ unknown
"It is sometimes hard to remember that the goal was to drain the swamp when you are arse deep in alligators." ~??
"A theologian is like a blind person in a dark room searching for a black cat which isn't there -- and finding it!" ~~ unknown
Jeremy Mason
Well-Known Member
I has often been said
there's so much to be read,
you never can cram
all those words in your head.
So the writer who breeds
more words than he needs
is making a chore
for the reader who reads.
That's why my belief is
the briefer the brief is,
the greater the sigh
of the reader's relief is.
And that's why your books
have such power and strength.
You publish with shorth!
(Shorth is better than length.)
Dr. Seuss
Theodor S. Geisel
there's so much to be read,
you never can cram
all those words in your head.
So the writer who breeds
more words than he needs
is making a chore
for the reader who reads.
That's why my belief is
the briefer the brief is,
the greater the sigh
of the reader's relief is.
And that's why your books
have such power and strength.
You publish with shorth!
(Shorth is better than length.)
Dr. Seuss
Theodor S. Geisel
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crystalonyx
Well-Known Member
"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death. "
George Carlin
George Carlin
That's quite funny and probably true, take any Theocracy past or present as an example..of how much damage that can be done when State and Faith are one.