A place to share the words of others (or your own!) which have been impactful in your life, whether they're serious, poignant, humorous, or just something worth noting.
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I have been a quote collector and quote monger for at least as long as I've been an atheist and probably a good deal longer. My admiration for those who enjoy reputations as wordsmiths extends even further back, whether we're talking about John F. Kennedy's assertion: "We choose to go to the moon," George Santayana's warning: "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it," or James T. Kirk's deft observation when faced with the dauntingly huge First Federation ship: "Not chess, Mr. Spock ... poker!"
The realm of atheist activism has had its own share of verbal craftsmen and women, from Madalyn Murray O'Hair's: "An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church." to Aron Ra's succinct: "If you can't show it, you don't know it."
Regardless of the topic, these are words which are capable of fomenting inspiration, reflection, and sometimes even action. They can educate and illuminate the human condition and allow us to better know ourselves. That said, here is an open invitation to share those words which have been particularly meaningful or impactful or timely or just special to you for one reason or another.
Let's share those words and have fun!
One bit of clerical business: please hold your quotes in the comment area below to 20 lines or 200 words. One comment should not so dominate the Home page of this group that no other comment is visible. That way, the briefer comments and quotes of all participants are more likely to be seen, read, and appreciated. If you have a long quote or commentary, create a post, please.
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“Here, where a thousandCaptains swore grand conquest. . .TallGrass their monument.”― BashoWhat does this quote mean to you? To me it portrays deep deep effort that was for nothing. Deep Deep Wasted…Continue
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"The religious right was not born out of opposition to Roe v. Wade. It was born out of opposition to Brown v. Board."~ …Continue
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God is a gross answer, an indelicacy against us thinkers – at bottom, merely a gross prohibition for us: you shall not think!
-- Fredrick Wilhelm Nietzsche
Oh, you bet: "you shall not think" ... because if you do think, they and their bullshit both become transparent. Independent thought by them is a no-no, because in the long term, they can't survive it.
Yes!
You won't get an argument from me on that point, Patricia. That's the ultimate point of such a meme as what religion foists on its sheep.
I still maintain its brainwashing.
Maciej, an excellent quote. I especially like the line, "I had the more difficulty getting rid of Him [the Holy Ghost] in that He had installed Himself at the back of my head..."
The Holy Ghost installed himself at the back of my head. Yes, that is what happened, subtle shadows reappear when I feel most vulnerable.
Thank you, Maciej, and welcome to the group!
Isn't it interesting that religious thinking and psychosis are so closely related you can't tell them apart?
-- Dr. Gregory House
Ya know, Greg ... that IS interesting! [grin!] I suppose that's what comes of compartmentalization to avoid cognitive dissonance!
When it comes to how dangerous the smoke from the [Texas] plant is, local officials and FEMA have given statements that range from "non-toxic" to "the plume is incredibly dangerous."
--Star-Telegram
We owe a huge debt to Galileo for emancipating us all from the stupid belief in an Earth-centered or man-centered (let alone God-centered) system. He quite literally taught us our place and allowed us to go on to make extraordinary advances in knowledge.
― Christopher Hitchens
Considering the view of modern astronomy, the thought that we are literally at the center of it all isn't just absurd, it's demonstrably WRONG. Still, shepherds of men will continue to tell this to their sheep to feed their egos, before they stomp on them again with original sin.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
-- Plutarch
I heard this one yesterday while watching that excellent HBO series, From the Earth to the Moon, and it speaks directly to what we've been talking about here. To refuse to be restrained by religion is to light that figurative fire in oneself, creating a desire to grow and learn and progress as a result. It also means that absolutist teachings which cannot change, whether from the bible or the quran or whatever source, get relegated to the dustbin. Those "teachings" fail to adapt to the growth of human knowledge, never mind be willing to confront the fact that too many of them are simply WRONG ... and it's pretty hard to advance one's understanding of the world based on a lie.
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