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Posted by Lira on Jan-14-2010 06:42:

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Originally posted by R!CH
no i just really like those quotes and the people who said them, and i think anyone whose struggling with the idea of letting their religion go could really use them. it's not necessarily a post for you.

I imagined so, since I'm not religious myself

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Originally posted by R!CH
the good news is i did do the research myself. i collected all of those quotes and put them on a web page where they've been for 10 years now. i'd hate to inconvenience you with more random people, but here: http://www.intellexual.net/quotes.html

That's impressive, and I congratulate you for your work. But, did you read all those quotes from their original sources, or did you just stumble upon them? If you did read, it's be nice of you if you mentioned the source as well. I mean, they're just there, as a collage in that page (or in this thread). For example:

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The wretchedness of religion is at once an expression and a protest against real wretchedness. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the feeling of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of unspiritual conditions. It is the opium of the people

Yes, Karl Marx did say that. But why? This quote is awfully misinterpreted because people rarely get to read the Theses On Feuerbach thoroughly (and it's not that long). Yet, everyone knows "Religion is the opium of the people", and come up with the shallowest interpretations of why that is.

This is what I mean to say: posting quotes by remarkable people is no more different than collecting excerpts from the bible and pasting them as if they proved anything. They're just boring. Are you really saying that you can't build upon the ideas others have shared with you? I'm sure you can!

Posted by R!CH on Jan-14-2010 07:12:

i could, but that would take a lot of time, look really wall-of-texty, and no one would want to read it

Posted by Allayla on Jan-14-2010 08:55:

Fuck you teabaggers.

Your useless party is poised to drown in a southern swamp where it belongs.

Posted by Darkarbiter on Jan-14-2010 11:08:

"religion is the opium of the people" is significantly shorter than the quotes posted however. 6-8 lines should be fine for context.

Posted by boris_the_bear on Jan-14-2010 11:55:

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard
there are idiots drawn to religion much as there are idiots drawn to any other group social interaction; however, there are also a great many incredibly bright and mentally stable people who are highly religious.

+1

Posted by Lira on Jan-14-2010 13:37:

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Originally posted by R!CH
i could, but that would take a lot of time, look really wall-of-texty, and no one would want to read it

That's your mistake. Renegade (an Aussie TA) used to be the master of wall-of-texts, and because of their quality, we'd read it. I used to post very long posts myself (I still do), and people read.

The more interesting the content, the longer it can be

Posted by Lira on Jan-14-2010 15:24:

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Originally posted by Krypton
Don't the right wingers understand Jesus was as leftist on one gets?

Oh, I completely forgot:

Posted by kamil on Jan-14-2010 16:08:

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Originally posted by Krypton
Don't the right wingers understand Jesus was as leftist on one gets?

No, theyre all idiots.

Posted by kamil on Jan-14-2010 16:22:

Heres a perfectly positive thing to say as a popular religious figure:

Anyone else tired of these religious assholes spewing such bullshit?

Posted by R!CH on Jan-15-2010 01:59:

Posted by Fledz on Jan-15-2010 07:54:

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Originally posted by R!CH

Amazing. This deserves its own thread

Posted by infiniteJEST on Jan-15-2010 08:19:

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Originally posted by R!CH

Posted by infiniteJEST on Jan-15-2010 08:37:

Guess he took it too far this time:

Posted by R!CH on Jan-15-2010 20:43:

silly brits... hey couch-potato, if you like his stuff he happens to be touring in irvine right now at the improv until sunday. even though he live in la now, those are his only stand up gigs in socal this year. i'm going when he come back to sf in feb. last year i saw him at the punchline, my face hurt and i had stomach cramps from laughing nonstop. he's also the cheapest comic you'll ever see, tickets are $19

Posted by FallingMoon on Jan-16-2010 05:27:

"America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success." -Sigmund Freud

"America is a mistake, a giant mistake." -Sigmund Freud

Posted by Trance Nutter on Jan-17-2010 09:24:

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Originally posted by R!CH

John Lennon, American musician

wait, what?

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Jan-17-2010 09:29:

Duh, Nickelback.

Posted by UWM on Jan-17-2010 15:31:

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Originally posted by R!CH

A+, will watch again.

Posted by woscar on Jan-17-2010 16:18:

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Originally posted by R!CH

Fucking hell, this had me in tears!

Posted by pmoisse on Jan-17-2010 17:16:

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Originally posted by woscar
Fucking hell, this had me in tears!

+1 !!!! This guy was hilarious

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