(March 8, 2012 at 9:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:"After the stone age ended, it left humankind with one gift- religion.
Is a turd on the carpet a "gift?"
I used "gift" in the same way he used the word in his slideshow- sarcastically. Well, and literately, so maybe not exactly the same.
Surely you can see the genius in inverting a disagreeable position by replacing few words in an attempt to shine light on your side?
Oh well, maybe not. I thought I was clever.
My conclusion is that there is no reason to believe any of the dogmas of traditional theology and, further, that there is no reason to wish that they were true.
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell