I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to deny the same to others — at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. Christopher Hitchens
Read MoreThe hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everyone has decided not to see. (Ayn Rand)
Read MoreJoe is asked advice from an audience member who wants to be the chaplain for the sport. He gives a playful response that makes clear that he has a healthy understanding of our need for religion.
Read MoreI don’t mind if my nieghbor believes in fifteen gods or in none. He neither by that breaks my leg nor picks my pocket. — Thomas Jefferson
Read Moregood without god
Read More“Eppur si muove” (and yet it moves) ; …the phrase Galileo is said to have uttered after being forced to recant his statement that the earth moves.
Read More“The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.” — Mark Twain
Read More“I have concluded through careful empirical analysis and much thought that somebody is looking out for me, keeping track of what I think about things, forgiving me when I do less than I ought. Giving me strength to shoot for more than I think I’m capable of. I believe they know everything that I do […]
Read More“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements – […]
Read More“Why do you write to me ‘God should punish the English’? i have no close connection to either one or the other. I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence […]
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