June 2010
21 posts
Australian scientist sez: Humans will be extinct... →
unknownskywalker:
Eminent Australian scientist Professor Frank Fenner predicts Homo sapiens will not be able to survive the population explosion and “unbridled consumption,” and will become extinct, perhaps within 100 years, along with many other species.
He said he believes the situation is irreversible, and it is too late because the effects we have had on Earth since industrialization (a...
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate...
socialisimo:
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
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Plato
Yeah, but if you take part you become part of the problem. :\
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Good Point from Underpaid Genius: Worldwide...
underpaidgenius:
The world is gripped in an unprecedented heatwave. The recent East Coast weather pattern has led to 10 days of over 90º F temperatures.
This is a worldwide phenomenon, which is beling largely unreported by the papers here in the US. Here’s a May 30 2010 Guardian piece on the Indian heat wave:
Record temperatures in northern India have claimed hundreds of lives in what is...
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“A leader does not like clutter. He likes to know where and when things are for...”
– John Piper (via azspot)
Just so long as the leader follows God’s path. Because, like, a leader that doesn’t follow G—uh, hang on a sec… man, religion is confusing!!
;)
I was all into this quote until the God part—then I felt like I had been Rick-rolled. >_<
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“If more Christians were as passionate about bringing light to His glory as some...”
– - Jordan Munns (itisfinishedartculture.blogspot.com) (via sothis1time)
WTF is that supposed to mean? Christianity teaches that everyone who is not a christian will burn in hell eternally. How on earth is that “bringing light to His glory”? It’s rank bigotry, ignorance and stupidity - that’s what it...
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“One of my favorite examples for biblical literalism is there is a text that says...”
– Reverend Dr. Joan Brown Campbell (via sixtyforty) (via cocknbull) (via contrararian)
Dontcha love how Christians (and really all religious types) cherry pick stuff from their belief system? It’s like they’re all Republicans or something. >_O
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“Why are there 40 million poor people in America? When you begin to ask that...”
– - Martin Luther King Jr
(via thecollectedworksof)
(via underpaidgenius)
Martin Luther King Jr. was much more than just a civil rights leader.
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Louisiana lawmakers propose prayer to stop oil... →
friendlyatheist:
Prayer: How to do nothing and still think you’re helping
Talk about doing something just to look busy. Puh-lease. I’m pretty sure if the “oil experts” at BP can’t stop this leak, “Prayers” to “God” aren’t gonna do it.
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How many ways are there to spend money? Milton...
rainbowhill:
“There are four ways in which you can spend money. You can spend your own money on yourself. When you do that, why then you really watch out what you’re doing, and you try to get the most for your money. Then you can spend your own money on somebody else. For example, I buy a birthday present for someone. Well, then I’m not so careful about the content of the present, but I’m very...
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Life, the Universe and facing our own... →
friendlyatheist:
I just wrote this because it’s one of the subjects that always astounds me, and it’s one of the things that ultimately turned me into an atheist. Religion is so quick to try to explain everything so simplistically, and I’m sure that’s a huge comfort to people because it makes them feel like they have an understanding of reality, but it cuts them off at the knees. So many people...
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