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Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you read more
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
...the ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but read more
...the ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the "wrong" beliefs.
Even a band of angels can turn ugly and start looting if enough angels are unemployed and hanging around the read more
Even a band of angels can turn ugly and start looting if enough angels are unemployed and hanging around the Pearly Gates convinced that all the succubi own all the liquor stores in Heaven.
If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.
If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. [Hebrews 13:2].
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. [Hebrews 13:2].
