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A place to post favorite quotes about atheism and other significant topics
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I have been a quote collector and quote monger for at least as long as I have been an atheist, and likely much longer. There is a fascination in me of those who are sufficiently skilled in language that they structure words into concepts and ideas and proposed actions which grab my attention and interest, whether it is John F. Kennedy's unabashed statement: "We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard," Robert A. Heinlein's blunt expression: "If you've got the truth, you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it. SHOW people," or Captain Kirk's subtle yet important tactical observation, having encountered and been challenged by the dauntingly huge First Federation vessel: "Not chess, Mr. Spock ... Poker!"
Certainly, atheism has had its share of skilled spokespeople, whose words have inspired and driven us, whether it was Madalyn Murray O'Hair, saying: "An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church," or Sam Harris, who noted that: "The only problem with Islamic fundamentalism are the fundamentals of Islam," or Aron Ra's far more succinct: "If you can't SHOW it, you don't KNOW it."
Consciously or unconsciously, I suspect all of us have learned and grown from such words and many others, becoming stronger and more mature, not just in our atheism but in ourselves, having heard such words as these, and that is the point of this group: not to just deal in quotes which praise and promote atheism but which advance the cause of knowledge, self-understanding and self-ownership. Each of us have likely heard someone say something and think, "Wow!" and resonated to the significance of what they heard.
That's what I want to do here: share, learn, and grow, not just from THEIR words, but our own.
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Brandi Carlile almost dies -- 7/30/21 (Delanceyplace.com)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Stephen Brodie Aug 8. 7 Replies 3 Likes
To be honest, I have NO idea who Brandi Carlile is (though I suppose I could Google her), but the following brief story of her illness, coma, and recovery are pretty striking. As my friends from…Continue
Tags: Jesus, coma, Baptist, Catholic, meningitis
Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Davy Jun 20. 1 Reply 2 Likes
The Australian Western Desert and the High Arctic could hardly be less alike, and both differ sharply from the rainforests of the Congo basin. Even so, in crucial ways, their social lives are…Continue
Christopher Hitchens – "The Only Conversation Worth Having"
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Mrs.B Jun 8. 3 Replies 5 Likes
There may be no one whose words in favor of freedom of thought and in opposition to the mind-binding effect of religious belief were quite so powerful as those of Christopher Hitchens. His repeated…Continue
Tags: debate, the only conversation worth having, poisoned chalice, William Dembski, Christopher Hitchens
WAR is a racket.
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo Apr 27. 7 Replies 1 Like
WAR is a racket. It always has been.By Major General Smedley Butleronline at: https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html"It is…Continue
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Comment was by Mrs.B on July 23, 2021 at 2:31am
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Agreed. It's just a book, & I will not live my life according to a book.
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No, Joan, anything I've found doesn't seem to fit.
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Loren Miller on July 13, 2021 at 6:10am you wrote:
If you're going to dignify the claim that one of our books is not just a book, but in some sense an infallible document, it seems to me that you will always be held hostage to the contents of the book, and it just so happens that these books are engines of intolerance.
-- Sam HarrisWOW! That is a strong declarative statement of Sam Harris and I agree, "these books are engines of intolerance."
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Mrs.B, I like your comment, "Prayers cannot correct what it couldn't prevent." I am interested in who Chuku Emeka is and could not find anything about him/her. Do you, or any of the readers of this post, have any information?
~ Chuku Emeka
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Loren, I agree,
Something which does not exist cannot help us, but chronic dependence on something which fails to exist does active harm to all of us.
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Loren, "Faith doesn't care whether something is actually TRUE or not." That is exactly why faith is not a valid or a sufficient means for making decisions.l
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Grinning Cat, I love your comment about women and choice and the flowchart! Thanks!
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I liked it. To the point.
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Most excellent, Mrs. B!
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