[T]he superstition that the budget must be balanced at all times, once it is debunked, takes away one of the bulwarks that every society must have against expenditure out of control. . . . [O]ne of the functions of old-fashioned religion was to scare people by sometimes what might be regarded as myths into behaving in a way that long-run civilized life requires.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Quotation of the day
-- Adolph Hitler
(h/t to Evolved and Rational)
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[i]It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national life.[/]
ReplyDeleteGuilt by association? C'mon BB, you're better than that. That's like those people that try to slam vegetarians because hitler dabbled with vegetarianism himself. Shame, shame.
I hear he also drove cars and wore pants. Clearly both are symbols of fascism today.
First, I just quote the text; it's up to the reader to draw his own conclusions.
ReplyDeleteBut just to add a little bit of context, Ben Stein in Expelled argues that Nazism was the direct result of evolution. If the Christians are going to go there... sauce for the goose, innit?
I too thought of "guilt by association" at first, but the quote is actually far more useful: Hitler and the Nazis are often held to be a consequence of atheism. Their own words put lie to that; it is refutable only by a "No True Scotsman" fallacy.
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ReplyDeleteAnd PZ, you self-deluded insignificant NUTCASE...
the ORIGINAL *KING OF TERROR* VIDEO.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsOqPDkIZY
the *MODEL* of mental health:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zBEbfiaZTfc
"Look at the ANGLE OF THE KEY....see that, see that...."
what an idiot this Randi is.....a REAL CRITICAL THINKER....
Visit:
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/forums/viewthread/3283/P0/
to see how we stopped James Randi's fraudulent MILLION DOLLAR PARANORMAL challenge.....
watch carefully the consequences of Randi's *idea*.....
For over 40 years James Randi Zwigert (is this even a REAL NAME?) has had total control over who and how the testing was conducted, yet despite all this he has terminated the challenge.
The ONLY REASON why the challenge was stopped is because he lost and refused to pay.
Apparently, Randi likes to break the rules when it serves him:
"14. This prize will continue to be offered until it is awarded. Upon the death of James Randi, the administration of the prize will pass into other hands, and it is intended that it continue in force. "
Great force.....it's over......
where is my MILLION DOLLARS, you LITTLE *NO-NAME* FRAUD
PS: Almost Forgot: Love the IRONY of the *BULLSHIT* sign over Randi's ugly head....
Dennis, your reputation precedes you.
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