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astropin
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USA
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 Posted - 07/13/2009 : 09:58:02
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I Love a good quote.
Maybe this is a good idea maybe not. I'm assuming we all have some favorite quotes. Many of us put them right in our signature.
Here is a sampling of some of my favorites (in addition to the ones in my sig); feel free to post yours.
FAITH: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. - Ambrose Bierce
RELIGION: A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. - Ambrose Bierce
"All thinking men are atheists." - Ernest Hemingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire
de omnibus dubitandum - "be suspicious of everything, doubt everything"
“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” – Stephen Robert
"Our ignorance is God; what we know is science." - Robert Green Ingersoll
"The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views... which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering." — Dr Who.
"Christmas, the only holiday that is also a federal holiday so that Christians can go to their services and everyone else can have time to reflect on the meaning of separation of Church and State." - Daily Show
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I would rather face a cold reality than delude myself with comforting fantasies.
You are free to believe what you want to believe and I am free to ridicule you for it.
Atheism:
The result of an unbiased and rational search for the truth.
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@tomic
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 07/13/2009 : 13:06:09 [Permalink]
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The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. ~~ Albert Einstin
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2009 : 15:36:39 [Permalink]
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I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room. ~~ Blaise Pascal
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2009 : 15:52:30 [Permalink]
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| "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose. But you can't pick your friend's nose." - unknown |
by Filthy
The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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knightmare
New Member
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2009 : 16:21:25 [Permalink]
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"Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be considerably worse) going to the popularized version of Heaven. I expect death to be nothingness and, for removing me from all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism."
--Isaac Asimov, "On Religiosity," Free Inquiry |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 07/13/2009 : 16:27:04 [Permalink]
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This is fun....
O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us. ~~ Robert Burns
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2009 : 16:53:57 [Permalink]
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| The absolute motherlode of skeptical quotes. |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
Baculum's page: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3947338590 |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2009 : 02:40:34 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by The Rat
The absolute motherlode of skeptical quotes.
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Well? Pull up a good'n, then. Nobody wants to go chasing all over the cyber-universe just for that....
I've had that site bookmarked for years now, and browse it fairly often. It is indeed a good one.
The world holds two classes of men -- intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence. ~~ Abu'l-Ala-Al-Ma'arri, Syrian poet (973-1057)
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2009 : 05:01:14 [Permalink]
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Awesome pick there Filthy. Definitly worthy of getting put on a T-shirt.
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Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2009 : 16:44:24 [Permalink]
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| Originally posted by filthyWell? Pull up a good'n, then. |
Okay, here's one that could easily apply today instead of 125 years ago:
Only a few years ago there was no person too ignorant to successfully answer Charles Darwin; and the more ignorant he was the more cheerfully he undertook the task.
-- Robert Green Ingersoll, "Orthodoxy" (1884) |
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Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
Baculum's page: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3947338590 |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2009 : 17:04:33 [Permalink]
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Death? Why this fuss about death? Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! ... Death is the essential condition of life, not an evil. ~~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2009 : 17:08:45 [Permalink]
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"That which does not kill me had better be able to run damned fast." -- unknown
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Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils
Brother Cutlass of Reasoned Discussion |
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@tomic
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USA
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Dave W.
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