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Texts (translated) of the scrolls found in the caves near Qumran -- extra research material for the interested and willing. Continued at top
Owned by Unordained - Created on 01/20/2004 - Never edited  01/06/04 :: Quote :: Albert SchweitzerTruth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now -- always.   11/06/05 :: Article :: Why should christians be surprised? ::  05/02/04 :: Article :: South Park and The Passion :: Thoughts on the movie's impact03/03/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Arguments for the Existence of God and their Refutation 12/29/07 :: Quote :: British Ministry of InformationWhat is truth? We must adopt a pragmatic definition: it is what is believed
to be the truth. A lie that is put across therefore becomes the truth and
may, therefore, be justified. The difficulty is to keep up lying... it is
simpler to tell the truth and if a sufficient emergency arises, to tell one,
big thumping lie that will then be believed. 11/01/04 :: Quote :: ensisHere's a random wondering I had a moment ago. I think it proves true but it may need some work.
The difference between a fool and an atheist is that a fool scoffs at things he doesn't know he doesn't understand, and an atheist scoffs at things he knows he doesn't understand.
:) I'll work on it. 06/11/04 :: Article :: The sky is about to fall on our heads! :: ... or wondering why some people are obsessed with getting to the end of the world.06/05/07 :: Quote :: Lee SimonsonAny event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian. 05/10/04 :: Article :: The Last Real Programmer :: What do Samurai and Real Programmers have in common? 03/15/09 :: Article :: God's Will :: My Take on how "God's Will" is used by christians01/20/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: How can you consider yourselves Christians when you are also gay? 11/21/03 :: Reference :: (link) :: Focus on the Family's review of Bruce Almighty 10/06/07 :: Reference :: (link) :: L0rdZ pR4y3r10/03/03 :: Quote :: Woody AllenTo you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the loyal opposition. 09/28/03 :: Article :: Black Box Theology 1.2 :: Don't read it and it won't hurt you.09/08/07 :: Quote :: Bertrand RussellIf a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Terry PratchettGod does not play dice with the universe. He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Thomas ReidWe laugh at the Indian philosopher, who to account for the support
of the earth, contrived the hypothesis of a huge elephant, and to support
the elephant, a huge tortoise. If we will candidly confess the truth, we
know as little of the operation of the nerves, as he did of the manner in
which the earth is supported: and our hypothesis about animal spirits, or
about the tension and vibrations [...] 07/28/03 :: Reference :: (link) :: Outrageous Christianity06/16/05 :: Article :: Christians & Hypocrisy - FAQ :: Abstraction of hypocrisy, application to Christianity, distinct lack of resolution, and some bits about something else06/12/03 :: Reference :: (link) :: Focus on the Family05/28/06 :: Quote :: George Bernard ShawThe fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. 05/23/09 :: Article :: Three Million Dollars :: Entertainment to bait...I mean, convert... the masses.04/07/04 :: Quote :: Theodore RooseveltTo announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or anyone else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else. 03/04/04 :: File :: Why I oppose the war in Vietnam :: MP3 Audio02/12/04 :: Quote :: CS Lewis: "The Weight of Glory""To be ignorant and simple now--not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground--would be to throw down our weapons and betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered." 01/21/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Anti-Semitism: A Practical Manual01/18/08 :: Quote :: Ben HechtTrying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock. 01/18/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Free Will vs. Predestination in Islam01/03/04 :: Article :: Blood type :: A well-meaning preacher sticks his foot in his mouth ... 10/18/05 :: Article :: Stub - Evolution &c :: 12/17/03 :: Article :: The three who didn't pray :: Four guys come out of a bar ...12/17/03 :: Article :: Separation of Truth and State :: What truth? 12/01/03 :: Quote :: Abraham Lincoln
We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness o [...] 11/05/03 :: Quote :: Arne TiseliusThe distinction between true and false appears to become increasingly blurred by... the pollution of the language. 10/19/03 :: Quote :: Winston ChurchillI am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. 10/06/07 :: Reference :: (link) :: Are There Demonstrable Effects of Distant Intercessory Prayer? A Meta-Analytic Review09/29/07 :: Reference :: (link) :: Millet system of law09/04/03 :: Quote :: Arthur C. ClarkeYou can't have it both ways. You can't have both free will and a benevolent higher power who protects you from yourself. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: BerliozTime is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. 08/01/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonShake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
08/01/04 :: Article :: Don't ignore differences! :: The Vatican reminds us that women are different from men, hurray!07/06/03 :: Article :: It's not my fault! :: ......*grumble*.....05/20/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Harper's Magazine05/12/06 :: Quote :: AristotleA tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. 05/07/04 :: Article :: Beware the demonizers :: How to spot crap on sight04/07/04 :: Article :: Moral Authority? :: 04/02/05 :: Reference :: (link) :: The War Prayer03/12/04 :: Quote :: Victor HugoAn invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
(Translated from "On résiste à l'invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idées.") 02/26/05 :: Article :: On teaching evolution in public schools :: 01/14/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonIt is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. 01/12/06 :: Reference :: (link) :: Butt Seks for Jesus |
