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aussie sceptics

Jul 23, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by powder

My neighbour in central Queensland, is a FIFO worker in WA so not sure what the drama is here as he has a longer hitch but still comes home. Left last week. Another friend in mining industry flew to London not long ago, suppose those companies with...

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Quotes

Jul 18, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Hages

"The Postmodernists' tyranny wears people down by boredom and semi-literate prose." - Christopher Hitchens

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Religion & Spirituality

Jul 17, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Grecio

A new moral guide?

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Childfree Domain

Jul 17, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Larry-new

Hi all...it has been a while since I wrote anything here, but I think that I did comment fairly substantially just now on another thread, which I'll try to copy over here. I noticed the tendency of parents to justify their decision, when I say ...

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Trump Pinata

Jul 16, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by glennlab

Part two for your pleasure

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50s +

Jul 16, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Austin-Cambridge

Well done Dede, 900 members!! 500 doesn't seem that long ago. :-)

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Photography

Jul 10, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Gmak

Rain-soaked hibiscus.

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Trump Pinata

Jul 8, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by TheGreatShadow

Does trump sign these too? Over 43,000 US millionaires will get ‘stimulus’ averaging $1.6 million each

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Music, Movies & Books

Jul 7, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by hankster

eels - love of the loveless

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Posts

Jul 6, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

We have a new potential scammer. He made a lame post that disappeared quickly. Has made other inane posts. No Bio, a god botherer. One of the greeters got a message from him, and has been reported in the moderators group. The post ...

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Quotes

Jul 5, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Hages

“To act on behalf of a group seems to free people of many of the moral restraints which control their behaviour as individuals within the group.” - Friedrich Hayek

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Trump Pinata

Jul 4, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by MichelleGar1

Hahahahaha!!!!

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jun 30, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Larimar

Thera!

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 30, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Sgt_Spanky

Ever notice it's always the Republicans who do this childish shit? This is Trump's base. The only thing missing is a set of truck nuts hanging from the trailer hitch. Caption it if you can think of something.

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News & Links

Jun 27, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKThe White House Is Quietly Deporting Children

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Quotes

Jun 26, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Marionville

“How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape”..............Christopher Hitchens.

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News & Links

Jun 23, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

80,000 printers are exposing their IPP port online Printers are leaking device names, locations, models, firmware versions, organization names, and even WiFi SSIDs.

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Posts

Jun 23, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by WonderWartHog99

Petunia tells me Cave's Cove campgrounds will be fully open next month. She is missing going traveling ANYWHERE out of town and overnight for the last year. Cave's Cove campgrounds has the most features of any campground in the Great Smoky ...

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Camping for adults in Dixie (no children)

Jun 23, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by WonderWartHog99

Petunia tells me Cave's Cove campgrounds will be fully open next month. She is missing going traveling ANYWHERE out of town and overnight for the last year. Cave's Cove campgrounds has the most features of any campground in the Great Smoky ...

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Feline Fanatics

Jun 23, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Kynlei

This cat is more majestic than I could ever hope to be.

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Gun Control Now

Jun 22, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

27 Mass shootings in the past 7 days 3 in Louisiana 5 in Illinois 19 various = 14 dead, 120 injured June 11th, Louisiana, 6 dead June 4th, Alabama, 7 dead One today, North Carolina, 3 dead 7 injured (not added to data in the attached link yet)...

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Quotes

Jun 17, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hages

"How much vanity must be concealed—not too effectively at that—in order to pretend that one is the personal object of a divine plan?" - Christopher Hitchens

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Jun 8, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by gracielufreebush

Hi I just found out about this Christopher Hitchens on Youtube. I enjoy listening to him as well as Richard Dawkins, and Stephen Fry. They bring forth comments that I thought about before but was always afraid to say out loud.

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Music Fans

Jun 4, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Eric Clapton - Good Night Irene

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Cooking

Jun 4, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by MissKathleen

I had recently been experimenting with making small steamed omelets, in ramekins, inside my rice cooker. It was so successful, that I started wondering if I could make a “big enough for company” atop my stock pot, using an 8” Corning cake pan....

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 3, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Archeus_Lore

This is one of my favorite quotes . . . . that I lifted off of a Christopher Hitchens video on youtube, since is seems to not be so well known . . . "One obstacle to liberty, is the poisonous role played by fellow primates of mine, who think they ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 31, 2020May 2020

Posted by Slava3

I am kind of confused about it

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General & Hellos

May 27, 2020May 2020

Posted by Blackatheist1985

LINKHenry Cavill's Superman to Return in Multiple DC Movies

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Religion & Spirituality

May 24, 2020May 2020

Posted by dani2382

LINKI love this rare clip from Christopher Hitchens. It's amusing, raw and honest.

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visual art

May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by TO_BY

Here's a little graphic comp I like. Hope you do too.

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by Helios

Chsristopher Hitchens: A legendary man, Height of Knowledge: as high as Mt. Everest, depth: as deep as Pacific Ocean, Wide: as wider as Horizon

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Natural history

May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by Mark013

Nice weather and got the planting done. One one side of my porch, I planted 4 tomato plants. Six to eight weeks and yummy. The other side a new clematis. I have had one there for years and it died out a few years back. I replanted but it never took ...

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UAPs, UFOs, USOs and 1st Contact

May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by racocn8

Within UFO lore, a 1960 Brookings Institute Report ("Proposed Studies on the Implications of Peaceful Space Activities for Human Affairs") is noted as one source for subsequent US government policy. The attached graphic shows that language. The ...

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Music Fans

May 19, 2020May 2020

Posted by Twitcher

LINKArkansas Pandemic Concert by Travis McCready: Review - Rolling Stone

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News & Links

May 19, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKFormer Coronavirus Skeptic Warns Others To Take Pandemic Seriously After Infection | HuffPost

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News & Links

May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKWatch now: Sasse ridicules people named Jeremy (trying to joke), rips Chinese 'thugs' in Fremont High grad speech | State & Regional | omaha.com

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Quotes

May 14, 2020May 2020

Posted by Marionville

“We keep on being told that religion, whatever it’s imperfections, at least instils morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above...

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

7 Signs of immature and mature love. This simple article is so right on.

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Quotes

May 10, 2020May 2020

Posted by Hages

"Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

May 7, 2020May 2020

Posted by Hathacat

When you can't fool him.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 7, 2020May 2020

Posted by TheMiddleWay

LINKNatural ELF fields in the atmosphere and in living organisms | SpringerLink

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General & Hellos

May 5, 2020May 2020

Posted by JohnnyQB

Damn it was like logging on to Facebook today. Posts about jesus and proving god with math, ha ha. But, to save the day There were some Hitchslap and a science post or two...... Whewwww ;)

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Quotes

May 5, 2020May 2020

Posted by Marionville

“The essence of the independent mind lies not it what it thinks, but in how it thinks” .........Christopher Hitchens.

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Posts

May 5, 2020May 2020

Posted by johnnyrobish

Trump Cheers On Governors Ignoring WH Coronavirus Guidelines Even as deaths here in the US have soared to over 70,000 with no end in sight, Republican governors have been racing to reopen their states for business, basically ...

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News & Links

May 4, 2020May 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

Trump angry with FBI's Christopher Wray and wants to replace him. Attorney General Barr and White House advisors are holding him back so close to the elecion.

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Apr 30, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by CommunityTom

I was working on creating trivia questions with a friend of mine last night and came across this Hitch slap. Hope you all enjoy.

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Out Of The Illusion

Apr 28, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by William_Mary

'Demoralizing' New Michael Moore Film Attacks Climate Movement at a Time When Solutions Should be at the Forefront, Say Critics "Throughout, the filmmakers twist basic facts, misleading the public about who is responsible for the climate crisis." ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 27, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by JohnnyQB

Hitchens made such a good point when he talked about the immorality of vicarious redemption. How wrong it is to punish another person, an innocent person,to watch them suffer and die for your responsibilities. To accept this as the moral base, to ...

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BOURBON, WHISKEY, & SCOTCH LOVERS

Apr 26, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by MeggieCleary

Have any of you tried scotch the way Christopher Hitchens recommended? Johnnie Walker Black ("accept no substitutes") with Perrier water "as the delivery system" and no ice because "ice can be a mistake. I've been drinking that lately, and I have to ...

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Wordsmith

Apr 25, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Tomfoolery33

I've posted this one before, a long time ago, but it's one of my favorites. An Evening Out In the crowded room suffused with sunlight from the great slant of evening I see none but you: golden, smiling, pouring life into the air, which rides on ...

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Posts

Apr 24, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by burnhippiesfor

Diversity ftw

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Just for Laughs

Apr 23, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by dave1459

Doctors without limits.

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Conservative Atheists

Apr 21, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by JacarC

Peter Hitchens, Christopher's brother, speaks about the insanity of the left's oppression of freedom of democracies.:

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Natural history

Apr 17, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Fernapple

Something else shot through the house window, sat looking at the bird table. LOL But I am not very good on raptors, can anyone put the exact name to it, UK of course ?

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Apr 16, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by JohnnyQB

One of the lesser known documentaries Hitch did on Texas...

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General & Hellos

Apr 13, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Twitter Removes Privacy Option, and Shows Why We Need Strong Privacy Laws

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Conservative Atheists

Apr 10, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by JacarC

Peter Hitchens, an intelligent conservative, speaks about the insanity of the erroneous assumptions used by the very small minded to take control of governments. The cure is already worse than the disease.

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Apr 10, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Rossy92

This is one of my favorites of his lesser known commentaries in which he is interviewed by a Unitarian minister (she strikes me as a very lovely person) who earlier in the interview admitted to agreement with many of his points. But Hitch rather ...

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Apr 9, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by JacarC

Christopher Hitchens: . . One of his best::::

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Apr 9, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by JohnnyQB

Hitchens... Where to begin, the most influential human being in my life !

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Apr 7, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

Horniness and social distancing. Comments?

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Memes R Us

Apr 3, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Jetty

My OCD is keeping coronavirus at bay, but there is a downside...

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Memes R Us

Mar 26, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Hathacat

two fer today

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Metal music

Mar 25, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Seriousreason

From the home of the mushroom ball .New Plymouth New Zealand. STICKY FILTH...Dig you up.. Partied with these dudes many times.. great fun.

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The Escapees- - Hide here!

Mar 20, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Surfpirate

Fucking Genius! :D

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Health & Happiness

Mar 19, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by LiterateHiker

What's your favorite "Ha! Gotcha!" moment?

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Humour, Fun, Chuckles, Laughs, or Cutes, From Everywhere.

Mar 16, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

Bill had always been a prankster. As each of his friends were married, Bill made sure some type of practical joke was played upon them. Now ready to be married himself, he was dreading the payback he knew was coming. Surprisingly, the ceremony went...

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Books: Only Books

Mar 15, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Hages

Just finished God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens. It was a great read. I would highly recommend it.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 14, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by AmmaRE007

Music Medicine: Sound At A Cellular Level | Dr. Lee Bartel | TEDxCollingwood

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Michiganders

Mar 10, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by creative51

The school board did it, they dropped the racist mascot! Finally, I have been in favor of changing this mascot since the mid 1980's when I moved to town. About time.

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Mar 8, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Whole Lotta Rosie · Kings Of High Voltage

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Dead Bedrooms

Mar 3, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by rsb97080

Dead group for dead bedrooms?

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World Music

Mar 2, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Marionville

Here is a post that I hope @rogerbenham will enjoy. It’s by Earth Affair who are a collaborative unit of musicians from across Scandinavia and Germany and are the brain child of Icelandic composer/tympanist Gulli Briem. He draws his ...

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Music Fans

Mar 1, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

The Bellamy Brothers - I Need More Of You

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Metal music

Feb 18, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Seriousreason

Another sub genre of metal , commonly known as SLAM .. Is just the bees knees. ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY... World of sludge... WOW that's to good to just listen to one track . Below is a public service announcement . ... To weak....

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Health & Happiness

Feb 16, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Petter

This is a summary of an excellent BBC programme I watched on "chronic" pain and pain killers. Research now indicates that "chronic", as opposed to "acute" pain does not respond well to pain killers, which merely hook the users onto opioids. This ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 11, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Archeus_Lore

"One obstacle to liberty, is the poisonous role played by fellow primates of mine, who think they can tell me what to do, in the name of god, because god has told them that they have this power. So that is one thing I would like to be shot of, right ...

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Music Fans

Feb 10, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Marionville

Good morning...oh what a night of battering winds we’ve had here, and I’m glad not to have had any damage done to trees or property....no slates lost from the roof! This one seemed an appropriate post. - The Weight Of The ...

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Childhood Nostalgia

Feb 3, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Kynlei

I went antique shopping (well browsing 😅) last week and found these blasts from the past. They were sold by McDonald's and have a copyright date of 1987. I would have been a year old. I definitely remember them though. Especially Fozzie.

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Memes R Us

Feb 3, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Tomfoolery33

Funny looking horse.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jan 29, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by PBuck0145

Some Hitchens gems.https:

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General & Hellos

Jan 28, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by joeandbarb

When I know that a friend is coming over and will try to engage in a religious conversation I like to hone up my arguments by reading the skeptics annotated bible. also some Christopher Hitchens. What sources do you go to in order to bolster you side...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 28, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by DavidLaDeau

What are some things that you constantly catch yourself saying to theist arguing for their god? Here are some of mine. " There is more attributed to the Bible than is actually IN the bible" "I no longer believe in the Bible BECAUSE of the bible"...

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Quotes

Jan 25, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

"Religious ideas, supposedly private matters between man and god, are in practice always political ideas." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 24, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 24, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

"I suppose that one reason I have always detested religion is its sly tendency to insinuate the idea that the universe is designed with 'you' in mind or, even worse, that there is a divine plan into which one fits whether one knows it or not." - ...

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Quotes

Jan 24, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 24, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above ...

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SapioSexuals

Jan 22, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by JustLuAnn

What is it that makes a man love a woman? Is it how she relates to him, is it how she speaks, or is it ultimately how she looks? Perhaps it's a combination of many things culminating with the larger percentage being appearance. I once thought the ...

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Trump Pinata

Jan 21, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by TheGreatShadow

WATCH: Trump Calls Children of Farmers Spoiled Rotten Brats Fuck him AGAIN! Does this fucknut even know what a farmer does? Has he ever been to a farm? They work long hours. Some people work 9-5. Not uncommon for a farmer to work 5-9! My former ...

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Quotes

Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of 'the flock.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 19, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“Time spent arguing is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 15, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 15, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“Indeed, it's futile to try and use Holy Scripture to support any political position. I deeply distrust anyone who does. Just look at what an Islamic Republic is like.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Jan 15, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and ...

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Quotes

Jan 13, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hages

“In order to be a part of the totalitarian mind-set, it is not necessary to wear a uniform or carry a club or a whip. It is only necessary to wish for your own subjection, and to delight in the subjection of others." - Christopher Hitchens

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