“The Episcopalians don't demand much in the way of actual religious belief. They have girl priests, gay priests, gay bishops, gay marriages? it's much like the New York Times editorial board. They acknowledge the Ten Commandments? or "Moses' talking points"? but hasten to add that they're not exactly "carved in stone."” WayGirlBeliefReligiousTalkingNew YorkGayTenDemandStonesAddAcknowledgeBoardsPriestsCommandmentsGay MarriageMosesNew York TimesBishopsReligious BeliefEditorialsTen Commandments Book:How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter Source: How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter
“A famous bon mot asserts that opinions are like arse-holes, in that everyone has one. There is great wisdom in this... but I would add that opinions differ significantly from arse-holes, in that yours should be constantly and thoroughly examined.We must think critically, and not just about the ideas of others. Be hard on your beliefs. Take them out onto the verandah and beat them with a cricket bat.... Be intellectually rigorous. Identify your biases, your prejudices, your privilege.” ThinkingShouldIdeasHardBeliefOpinionBeatsPrejudiceAddPrivilegeHolesBatsCricketArsesGreat Wisdom Author:Tim Minchin
“I am one of the few goyim who have ever actually tackled the Talmud. I suppose you now expect me to add that it is a profound and noble work, worthy of hard study by all other goyims. Unhappily, my report must differ from this expectation. It seems to me, save for a few bright spots, to be quite indistinguishable from rubbish.” HardSeemsBeliefStudyExpectationsAddProfoundJewWorthyNobleSpotsReportsSuperstitionsRubbishGoyim Author:H. L. Mencken
“I have endeavoured to show that no absolute structural line of demarcation, wider than that between the animals which immediately succeed us in the scale, can be drawn between the animal world and ourselves; and I may add the expression of my belief that the attempt to draw a physical distinction is equally futile, and that even the highest faculties of feeling and of intellect begin to germinate in lower forms of life.” WorldMayShowsFeelingsFormBeliefLinesAnimalExpressionSucceedHighestDrawsAbsolutesAddIntellectScalesDistinctionFacultyAnimal World Author:Thomas Huxley
“Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself. Every story I write adds to me a little, changes me a little, forces me to reexamine an attitude or belief, causes me to research and learn, helps me to understand people and grow.” PeopleWritingLittlesHelpingStoriesBeliefForceGrowsCausesAttitudeResearchAddHelp Me Author:Octavia Butler