Quote of the Day
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” ― George Carlin
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” ― George Carlin
In their attacks on religion, the so-called New Atheists—Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens (RIP), and Sam Harris—go after low-hanging fruit. They pretend that the most primitive, science-denying fundamentalists are representative of religious believers. But not all religious people believe the Earth is 6,000 years old, or that global warming doesn’t matter because Jesus will … More God vs The Evil Eye
Donald Trump said at a victory rally in Cincinnati, “We condemn bigotry and prejudice in all its forms. We denounce all of the hatred and we forcefully reject the language of exclusion and separation. We have no choice. We have to, and it’s better.” Martin Schlufnik, spokesman for Bigots of America (BOA), immediately … More Bigots Denounce Trump
“’There are no atheists in foxholes’ isn’t an argument against atheism; it’s an argument against foxholes.” – James Morrow
“Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He’s playing the members of the American public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.” –Mitt Romney That was Mitt Romney when he was convinced … More Mitt Romney, Man of Deep Faith and Solid Principles
“It doesn’t seem to me that this fantastically marvelous universe, this tremendous range of time and space and different kinds of animals, and all the different planets, and all these atoms with all their motions, and so on, all this complicated thing can merely be a stage so that God can watch human beings struggle … More Quote of the Day
“Guidance is the richness of freedom, and of us. We exist as ultrasonic energy. You and I are adventurers of the quantum matrix.”–New Age Bullshit Generator
“Taking advantage of magical thinking makes me millions of dollars.”–Deepak Chopra* *Okay, in a sudden burst of honesty, he might have said it.
“One of the difficulties in raising public concern over the very severe threats of global warming is that 40 percent of the US population does not see why it is a problem, since Christ is returning in a few decades. About the same percentage believe that the world was created a few thousand years ago. … More Quote of the Day
1. Trump’s age and terrible physical and mental condition: Donald Trump is 70 and clearly not in good physical or mental shape. Can he last another four years without either dying of cardiac arrest or going completely off the rails and getting committed? With any luck, he can’t. Steve Bannon’s terrible physical condition: Trump’s chief … More Trump: Five Reasons for Optimism