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Pantera · 04-24-2002, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by MadMordigan:
"Fuck em if they can't take a joke"
Julius Caesar

coppula eam, se non posit acceptera jocularum

Daydreamer · 04-26-2002, 04:27 AM

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Originally posted by hezekiahjones:
"Our school systems teach the children that they are nothing but glorified apes who have evolutionized out of some primordial soup of mud." - Tom DeLay, reflecting on Columbine.

I wish I could find Dawkins' response to a similar argument. Something along the lines of "I would rather be the cousin of the noble ape that rescued its young from hyenas, than be in anyway related to the monsters of the Bible."

Daydreamer · 04-26-2002, 04:28 AM

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Originally posted by Daydreamer:


I wish I could find Dawkins' response to a similar argument. Something along the lines of "I would rather be the cousin of the noble ape that rescued its young from hyenas, than be in anyway related to the rapists and murderers of the Bible."

philechat · 04-27-2002, 04:26 PM

"There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book, only books that are well-written or badly written"~Oscar Wilde

"There is only one philosophical question, and that is suicide."~Albert Camus

"I am the Other."~Rimbaud

Coljac · 04-30-2002, 04:32 PM

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Religions do make claims about the universe--the same kinds of claims that scientists make, except they're usually false. - Richard Dawkins

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. - Isaac Asimov

Faith in God and seventy-five cents will get you a cup of coffee. - Wayne Aiken

Slex · 04-30-2002, 04:47 PM

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Good guys go to Heaven. Bad guys go wherever they want to go.

godfry n. glad · 05-01-2002, 08:23 AM

A few of my favorites:

"If fifty million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France

"The law, in all its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." - Anatole France

"Give a man a fish and he'll ask for tartar sauce. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early every Friday." - Anon

Thanks for all the pithy quotes!

godfry n. glad

snatchbalance · 05-01-2002, 08:48 AM

Kenny · 05-01-2002, 09:01 AM

Ender,

This is just a side question for the sake of my own curiosity.

Do you have a source for this Luther quote?

“Who loves not women, wine, and song. Remains a fool his whole life long.”

I always thought it was funny and one of my Lutheran friends first introduced me to it. But, I am skeptical of its veracity given that it rhymes in English even though Martin spoke German. It would be interesting to see if it really is attributable to him.

God Bless,
Kenny

Bill Snedden · 05-01-2002, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Kenny:
I always thought it was funny and one of my Lutheran friends first introduced me to it. But, I am skeptical of its veracity given that it rhymes in English even though Martin spoke German. It would be interesting to see if it really is attributable to him.

It rhymes in German also: "Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib and Gesang, der bleibet ein Narr sein Leben lang."

However, I've heard this particular bon mot attributed both to Luther and the 19th century poet Johann Heinrich Voss.

Regards,

Bill Snedden

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04-27-2002, 04:26 PM	#44
philechat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mind of the Other Posts: 886	"There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book, only books that are well-written or badly written"~Oscar Wilde "There is only one philosophical question, and that is suicide."~Albert Camus "I am the Other."~Rimbaud

04-30-2002, 04:32 PM	#45
Coljac Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 6	<a href="http://www.eastbayatheists.org/quotes/" target="_blank">Freethought Quote Database</a> Submissions welcome. Religions do make claims about the universe--the same kinds of claims that scientists make, except they're usually false. - Richard Dawkins Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. - Isaac Asimov Faith in God and seventy-five cents will get you a cup of coffee. - Wayne Aiken

05-01-2002, 08:23 AM	#47
godfry n. glad Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, oregon, usa Posts: 1,190	A few of my favorites: "If fifty million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France "The law, in all its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." - Anatole France "Give a man a fish and he'll ask for tartar sauce. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early every Friday." - Anon Thanks for all the pithy quotes! godfry n. glad

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05-01-2002, 09:01 AM	#49
Kenny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: South Bend IN Posts: 564	Ender, This is just a side question for the sake of my own curiosity. Do you have a source for this Luther quote? “Who loves not women, wine, and song. Remains a fool his whole life long.” I always thought it was funny and one of my Lutheran friends first introduced me to it. But, I am skeptical of its veracity given that it rhymes in English even though Martin spoke German. It would be interesting to see if it really is attributable to him. God Bless, Kenny

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