“May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
― Dan George

The Catholics have it right. I love what they do. That whole the pope's infallible thing is tremendous. Let's face facts: If you took somebody with no religious leanings whatsoever and locked that person in a psych ward with nobody around and no stimuli, the Catholic religion is exactly what he'd come up with.

"Listen to this. There's this old guy in a dress, see? He wears all these great costumes and whatever he says, about anything from birth control to what to watch on television, that's it, 'cause pope knows best. He can't lift his head up, but, fuck, he's a genius."

But my favorite part of that religion is the act of confession. I've always been jealous of that. Catholics can fuck up all they want then go in a week later and tell the priest. "Oh, well, Father, I fucked up." And he says, "Hey, buddy, it happens. Here—eight Hail Marys and a side of fries, and you're home free."

~ Lewis Black

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Unattributed.

It also leads to a multitude of facepalmings.

“Papist immigrants are ruining our economy with their fecundity! We must erect a wall of brass around the country for the exclusion of Catholics!” (John Jay, U.S. Supreme Court, 1780)

"Chinese immigrants refuse to assimilate, and if we let too many in, they will ruin our economy.” (Sen. Hugh Cobb, GA, 1850)

“Now, I’ve got nothing against Jews, but the Jews are coming in huge numbers. The economy can’t take it.” (Henry Ford, The Dearborn Independent)

“We've got nothing against Mexicans, but they’re willing to work for sub-standard wages and they refuse to assimilate. They’re ruining our economy. We must erect a wall!” (Donald Trump 2016)

^ That's OK, by the third generation they're just like all the lazy white slobs who were born here before.  

(September 28, 2022 at 1:46 pm)Angrboda Wrote: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Unattributed.

It also leads to a multitude of facepalmings.

Alexander Pope:

A little learning is a dangerous thing ;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring :
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.

That second line is crucial.

(September 29, 2022 at 10:54 am)polymath257 Wrote:

(September 28, 2022 at 1:46 pm)Angrboda Wrote: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Unattributed.

It also leads to a multitude of facepalmings.

Alexander Pope:

A little learning is a dangerous thing ;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring :
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.

That second line is crucial.

“The cat does play, and after slay.” (New England Proverb) 

"Love means having to say you're sorry every fifteen minutes."

John Lennon

‘A book worth banning is a book worth reading.’ - Issac Asimov

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