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Concern yourself only with evidence and reason. If your opinion does not comport with the available evidence, relinquish it. Do not take it up again unless you encounter new evidence supporting it. Resist the urge to agree simply for the
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“We no longer -bless- fields to reap abundant crops because scientifically-informed farming methods are more reliable for achieving that end. Thus, the claim of ritual inefficacy is based on the laws of physics, not Western prejudice.”
― Ritual in Human Evolution and Religion: Psychological and Ritual Resources
― Ritual in Human Evolution and Religion: Psychological and Ritual Resources
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.”
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“It is also the portrait of Christ many people prefer today. It is a portrait that enables and encourages Jesus’s followers to embrace violence, vengeance, domination, and exploitation, to do whatever it takes to assert their will on others.”
― Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End
― Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End
“I am not a donkey to be led by the carrot of salvation and the stick of damnation without thinking of where they are driving me and what they are making me do.”
― The Earth Will Shake: The History of the Early Illuminati
― The Earth Will Shake: The History of the Early Illuminati
“Chatbots and other AIs may not have any feelings of their own, but they are now being trained to generate feelings in humans and form intimate relationships with us.”
― Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
― Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
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In these gilded halls we shall discuss the presence of the atheistic viewpoint in the written form. Are you a fan of Douglas Adams' scientific view of ...more
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