Category Archives: quotable

Quotable Friendly Atheist

Posted on September 18, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

At least, Muhammad Syed, quoted on Friendly Atheist: There will never be reform or improvement if you are unwilling to even hear out ideas that are threatening to your beliefs. The complete lack of introspection, self-criticism, and demands for improvement … Continue reading →

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Quoting Carl Sagan

Posted on August 28, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

“You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of all those other people who don’t see things as clearly as you do. We have to guard carefully against it.” – Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP … Continue reading →

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Lacking other ideas for a Saturday Post

Posted on August 9, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

Have some Terry Pratchett. Buzzfeed put together a nice set of quotes a while back. –edited to add– Equal Rites is a wonderful story about a young girl named Eskarina who at birth was given a wizard’s staff by inattentive … Continue reading →

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Read the book, see the movie: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted on July 9, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

I’m in a Banned Book Club as part of my local Centre for Inquiry group and have been for several years. I used to report on the books we’d been reading and I think I’ll start that up again. This … Continue reading →

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Quotable black atheist

Posted on June 25, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

Religion is so very deeply engrained in the black culture that it can be very difficult for young people to take the path of rationality and independence. With internet communities such as Facebook and YouTube there is no reason for … Continue reading →

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Quotable Dawkins

Posted on January 10, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

When someone suggested to British evolutionary biologist and strident atheist Richard Dawkins that he pose questions about the big bang to a chaplain, Dawkins responded, “Why not the gardener or the chef?” Why not indeed? Unless the chaplain has done … Continue reading →

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Happy Carl Sagan Day

Posted on November 9, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

The trouble with quote sites is they don’t always tell the reader where the original was printed. For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. … Continue reading →

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Quotable royal wedding commentary

Posted on April 29, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I didn’t get up in the middle of my night to watch Kate and William wed so I missed hearing them sing “And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times?” at the end. The following, by Colin McEnroe, is about that. … Continue reading →

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Quotable op-ed

Posted on April 20, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Carol Forsloff questions why Christians are skeptical of Obama’s birth certificate, etc. The claim used by Christians most to support their beliefs is that people should have faith and that faith will allow them to believe these exceptional ideas about … Continue reading →

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Quotable Deepak Chopra (sorry)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I like what he writes here about the conflicts between Islam and Christian sentiments in an article titled What would Jesus do about Islam? These uprisings are part of a global phenomenon, the rise of the dispossessed. People don’t emerge … Continue reading →

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