When even the brightest mind in our world has been trained up from childhood in a superstition of any kind, it will never be possible for that mind in its maturity, to examine sincerely, dispassionately and conscientiously any evidence or any circumstance which shall seem to cast doubt upon the validity of that superstition.
Observations by Mark Twain on the endurance of superstition in the ages and I agree with him.
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He was one of the brightest, wittiest men who ever lived. Great quote from a great writer.
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And a great humorist too. One of the greatest indeed
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One of the best writers ever Mak and a great quote indeed. Lovely post my friend. Have a great weekend. 😀
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Have a great weekend too my friend.
Oh yes indeed, one of the greatest
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Effin ‘A’, Senor Mak. And the perfect rejoinder when confronted by the asinine posts/comments of the likes of some of our more obtuse religious ‘brethren’.
How’s Kenya, today?
We are once again, baking down here in Jo’burg.
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We seem to both living in bakeries at the moment. Nairobi is really hot.
This is an appropriate rejoinder. Once someone asked, how we explain rich and educated believers. I think this explains it
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My atheist life has a post up drawing parallels with AA ( alcoholics anonymous) and Christian indoctrination.
It demonstrates perfectly the how this sort of mind numbing acceptance is achieved.
http://myatheistlife.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/shooting-sacred-cows/
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I have it open actually. There is a way our race can switch off their minds and just believe
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“When even the brightest mind in our world has been trained up from childhood in a superstition of any kind, it will never be possible for that mind in its maturity, to examine sincerely, dispassionately and conscientiously any evidence or any circumstance which shall seem to cast doubt upon the validity of that superstition.”
The same is true for the Atheists Agnostics Skeptics etc.
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Well who has denied that? But many times non believers have abandoned superstition
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