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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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We atheists haven't had our fair share of the stoning, burning at stake and beheading fun in my view. When is it going to be our turn?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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You'll have to organise yourselves into a belief based movement first...Originally posted by xoggoth View Post"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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You did pretty well under Stalin and then in China and North Korea, mutatis mutandis.Comment
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Is there a need to advertise the fact that you are an "atheist" ?Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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come on, spit it out . dont be shyOriginally posted by Board Game Geek View PostManuel voice : "I know....nuuuuuuttthinnggggg"
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A did you know...Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
Excavations show that during the Roman Empire there was a substantial minority of Roman and Neapolitan atheists who were criticising the worshiping the gods and the waste of money on sacrifices linked to the corruption of power.
Atheism is not new, it’s related to intelligence"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Socrates was charged with inventing new gods, but in the trial he was actually accused of not believing in any gods at all.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
threadeds website, and here's my blog.
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OK, I'll take "+1" as my symbol.
A religious believer disbelieves in the existence of all of the thousands of gods that man has invented, except for one.
I simply disbelieve in one more god than he disbelieves in.Step outside posh boyComment
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There was a time when ther terms "Godless" and "Heathen" were used as a curse!
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