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    Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.

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In every pang that rends the heart the Man of Sorrows has a part.

In every pang that rends the heart the Man of Sorrows has a part.

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Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
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Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and read more

At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort conceived), in a universe (of the kind imagined), after a history (so understood), the rules of the code apply.

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The neer to the church, the further from God.

The neer to the church, the further from God.

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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.

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Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.

Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.

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Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

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The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to read more

The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.

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Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.

Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.

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