“condoms are about as effective against AIDS as a twenty-four-chamber gun instead of a six-chamber gun when playing Russian roulette.” FourSixGunTwentiesAidsChamberCondomRouletteRussian Roulette Book:Ecumenical Jihad: Ecumenism and the Culture War Source: Ecumenical Jihad: Ecumenism and the Culture War
“The Analytical Engine, on the contrary, can either add, subtract, multiply or divide with equal facility; and performs each of these four operations in a direct manner, without the aid of any of the other three.” ThreeFourEqualDirectAddAidsContraryOperationsDividesEnginesFacility Author:Ada Lovelace
“Missionaries in the developing world waste a lot of time and money (not to mention the goodwill of non-Christians) proselytizing to the needy. . . . While missionaries do many noble things at great risk to themselves, their dogmatism still spreads ignorance and death. By contrast, volunteers for secular organizations . . . do not waste . . . time telling people about the virgin birth of Jesus. Nor do they tell people in sub-Saharan Africa - where nearly four million people die from AIDS every year - that condom use is sinful.” PeopleWorldYearsStillsUseChristianReligionDiesJesusMillionsFourRiskIgnoranceBirthWasteOrganizationSpreadNobleAidsDevelopingWasting TimeContrastSecularVolunteerVirginsGoodwillNeedyCondomDogmatismTime And MoneyGreat RiskProselytizingVirgin BirthSub Saharan AfricaJesus BirthCondom Use Author:Sam Harris
“The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.” WholeHoursHalfWatchesFourMinutesEffectsTwentiesSpreadAidsWheelsLabourExertionInsensibleWinding Up Book:On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures Source: On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures
“We must have safe places where people can discuss and be treated. Forty-four million people are already dead from AIDS. What logic is there in not discussing the word?” PeopleMillionsFourSafeLogicAidsTreatedFortyDiscussingSafe Places Author:Sharon Stone