“I always make it a rule to let the other fellow fire first. If a man wants to fight, I argue the question with him and try to show him how foolish it would be. If he can't be dissuaded, why then the fun begins but I always let him have first crack. Then when I fire, you see, I have the verdict of self-defence on my side. I know that he is pretty certain in his hurry, to miss. I never do.” IfsKnowsMenWantTryingFirstsSelfShowsWould BeCertainFightingFunSidesFireMissingFellowsArguingFoolishCracksDefenceVerdictSelf Defence Author:Ben Thompson
“Sometimes it is claimed by those who argue that race is just a social construct that the human genome project shows that because people share roughly 99% of their genes in common, that there are no races. This is silly.” PeopleHumansSometimesShowsSocialCommonRaceShareProjectsArguingSillyGenesConstructsGenomeGenome ProjectHuman Genome Project Author:J. Philippe Rushton
“If God is watching us, as some believers suggest, as though we were a television show and God had a lot of free time, the deity would surely be bemused by how dumbed-down devotion has sometimes become in this so-called modern era. How might an omnipotent being with the long view of history respond to those who visit the traveling exhibit of a grilled-cheese sandwich, sold on eBay, that is said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary? It certainly argues against intelligent design, or at least intelligent design in humans.” IfsHumansLongSaidSometimesShowsMightViewsModernDesignTelevisionBearsIntelligentArguingBelieverDevotionErasMaryCheeseVirginsDeitiesSandwichesExhibitsTelevision ShowsFree TimeOmnipotentIntelligent DesignVirgin MaryEbayModern EraGrilled CheeseCheese Sandwiches Author:Anna Quindlen