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\n|\u00c2\u00a0 [On going to war over religion]\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n| “You’re basically killing each other to |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 see who’s got the better imaginary\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 friend.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 — Rich Jeni\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
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\n| “Is uniformity [of religion] attainable?\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 Millions of innocent men, women, and\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 children, since the introduction of\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 fined, imprisoned; yet we have not\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 advanced one inch towards uniformity.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 — Thomas Jefferson, “Notes on Virginia” |
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o—————————————–o
\n| “The Bible is not my Book and\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 Christianity is not my religion.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 could never give assent to the long\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 complicated statements of Christian\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 dogma.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 — Abraham Lincoln\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
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“If you want people to believe what you said, just tell them Abraham God must love stupid people…He made SO many.<\/p>\n We happen to live in a pocket of negative entropy.\u00c2\u00a0 From Arthur C. Clarke o—————————————–o |\u00c2\u00a0 [On going to war over religion]\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 | | “You’re basically killing each other to | |\u00c2\u00a0 see who’s got the better imaginary\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 | |\u00c2\u00a0 friend.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 | |\u00c2\u00a0 — Rich Jeni\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 | o—————————————–o o——————————————-o | “Is uniformity [of religion] attainable?\u00c2\u00a0 | |\u00c2\u00a0 Millions of innocent men, women, and\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 | |\u00c2\u00a0 children, since the introduction […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-72","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trentdouthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLincoln said it first.”
\n\u00c2\u00a0
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\n| “You who hate the Jews so, why did you\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 adopt their religion?”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 — Friedrich Nietzsche\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 Addressing anti-semitic Christians\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
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\n| “Jesus may love you, but I think you’re |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 garbage wrapped in skin.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0 — Michael O’Donohugh\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
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\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nJesus was at a disco and having trouble dancing,
\nso he says “Help! I’ve risen and I can’t get down!”
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nLegislatures in 12 states have taken measures this year to permit the display
\nof the Ten Commandments in public schools and buildings. What do you think?
\nToday’s children need guidance. And nothing gets a bigger response out of kids
\nthan a list of rules hung on a wall. Judith Cole, Librarian. www.theonion.com<\/a>
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\n“The sentient may perceive and love the universe,
\nbut the universe cannot perceive and love the sentient”
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nPresenting anecdotal evidence as proof is saying,
\n“I played Russian roulette and lived, so it must be safe.”
\n\u00c2\u00a0
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\n|\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n| “I drank what?”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 –Socrates\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
\n|\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 |
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\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nIf you don’t pray in my school, I won’t think in your church. Agreed?
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nHumanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to
\nbe lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.
\n\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0– Isaac Asimov\u00c2\u00a0
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\n“I hope Jesus was right when he said the meek would inherit the
\nearth; the stupid have it at the moment.” — unknown<\/p>\n
\n\u00c2\u00a0
\nAs long as there are tests,\u00c2\u00a0 there will be prayer in public schools.<\/p>\n
\n“Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human
\nhistory, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was
\nit more evil than necessary? Isn’t killing people in the
\nname of God a pretty good definition of insanity?”
\n“It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship
\nGod, but to create him.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Carl Sagan:
\n“Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this
\nastonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming
\nit away on spiritual fantasy.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom John Adams, US President:
\n“This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were
\nno religion in it.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom George Carlin, comedian:
\n“Religion is just mind control.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Thomas Edison:
\n“Religion is all bunk.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Albert Einstein:
\n“I do not believe in the immortality of the individual, and
\nI consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with
\nno superhuman authority behind it.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Sigmund Freud:
\n“Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Robert Frost:
\n“I turned to speak to God, About the world’s despair; But
\nto make bad matters worse, I found God wasn’t there.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Thomas Jefferson, US President:
\n“I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.”
\n“Religions are all alike – founded upon fables and mythologies.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom James Madison, US President:
\n“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and
\nunfits it for every noble enterprise.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek:
\n“I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take
\naway the power of rational decision, to drain people of
\ntheir free will–and a hell of a lot of money in the bargain.
\nReligions vary in their degree of idiocy, but I reject them
\nall. For most people, religion is nothing more than a
\nsubstitute for a malfunctioning brain.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom Bertrand Russell, philosopher:
\n“Fear is the parent of cruelty, therefore it is no wonder if
\nreligion and cruelty have gone hand-in-hand.”
\n– – – – – – –
\nFrom William Howard Taft, US President:
\n“I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are
\nmany other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to
\nwhich I cannot subscribe.”
\n– – – – – – –
\n“Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
\nby the wise as false,
\nand by rulers as useful.”
\n\u00c2\u00a0— Seneca the Younger (4? B.C. – 65 A.D.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"