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If we are to discuss the idea of God and be restricted to rational arguments, then it is probably useful to know what we are talking about when we say “God.” This turns out not to be easy. The Romans called the Christians atheists. Why? Well, the Christians had a god of sorts, but it wasn’t a real god. They didn’t believe in the divinity of apotheosized emperors or Olympian gods. They had a peculiar, different kind of god. So it was very easy to call people who believed in a different kind of... Carl Sagan
If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you can continue to learn and to grow as long as you live and you’ll have a wonderful time doing it. Eleanor Roosevelt
If fiction and politics ever really do become interchangeable, I'm going to kill myself, because I won't know what else to do Stephen King
If you want a definition of what a coward is, it’s needing to push a whole class of people down so that you can walk on top of them. Andrea Dworkin
-"What do you think people want, if it's not greatness and to be remembered for all time?"-"Mostly? I believe people want to eat a good lunch, and then take a good piss. Barbara Kingsolver
Angela Carter quote: "What would the daughters of the rich do with themselves if the..."
What would the daughters of the rich do with themselves if the poor ceased to exist? Angela Carter
What Descartes did was a good step. You have added much several ways, and especially in taking the colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration. If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. Isaac Newton
What woman, indeed, among the most faithful adherents of the truth, believes the promises and threats of the Word in the sense in which she believes in her own children, or would not throw her theology to the wind if weighed against their happiness? Thomas Hardy
John Churton Collins quote: "If we knew each others secrets what cmfort we would find"
If we knew each others secrets what cmfort we would find John Churton Collins
Terry Prachett quote: "What was the point of education, he thought, if people went..."
What was the point of education, he thought, if people went out afterward and used it? Terry Prachett
If you’re concerned about your health, you should probably avoid products that make health claims. Why? Because a health claim on a food product is a strong indication it’s not really food, and food is what you want to eat Michael Pollan
Will Rogers quote: "If you feel the urge, don't be afraid to go on a wild goose..."
If you feel the urge, don't be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway? Will Rogers
J. K. Rowling quote: "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how..."
If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. J. K. Rowling
If you were an atheist, Birbal," the Emperor challenged his first minister, "what would you say to the true believers of all the great religions of the world?" Birbal was a devout Brahmin from Trivikrampur, but he answered unhesitatingly, "I would say to them that in my opinion they were all atheists as well; I merely believe in one god less than each of them." "How so?" the Emperor asked. "All true believers have good reasons for disbelieving in every god except their own," said Birbal. ... Salman Rushdie
What is love for, if not to intensify our affections—both in life and death? But, O, do not be bitter. It is tragically self-destructive to be bitter. John Piper

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