Quoting Vonnegut May 18, 2011
Posted by Matt in books.Tags: Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut, quote
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From Cat’s Cradle:
And I remembered The Fourteenth Book of Bokonon, which I had read in its entirety the night before. The Fourteenth Book is entitled, “What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?”
It doesn’t take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period.
This is it:
“Nothing.”
What is a nation? September 23, 2010
Posted by Matt in random.Tags: Ernest Renan, nationalism, quote
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A nation is a group of people united by a mistaken view of the past and a hatred of their neighbors.
- Ernest Renan
Thought for Today September 21, 2010
Posted by Matt in Christian Beliefs.Tags: Love your enemies, quote, Robert Funk
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Love your enemies is probably the most radical thing Jesus ever said, unless of course one considers the parable of the Samaritan. There the admonition is to let your enemies love you.
- Robert W. Funk
I Have a Dream January 18, 2010
Posted by Matt in holiday.Tags: Martin Luther King Day, quote, race
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“that one day the state of Alabama (or, in this case, the Memphis area),…, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers.”
Let Freedom Ring!
Pat the “Prophet” January 13, 2010
Posted by Matt in random.Tags: devil pact, Haiti, hatred, insanity, pat robertson, quote, stupidity
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Is there a worse person in the world than Pat Robertson?
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that the man who blamed Katrina and 9/11 on gays and homosexuals, would have some more insanely stupid comments about the earthquake in Haiti, but low and behold, he has crawled out of his hole and spoken again.
They were under the heel of the French, you know Napoleon the third and whatever. And they go together and swore a pact to the devil. they said ‘We will serve you if you will get us free from the prince.’ True story. And so the devil said, ‘Ok it’s a deal. And they kicked the French out. the Haitians revolted and got themselves free. But ever since they have been cursed by one thing after another.
Yep, there’s nothing like blaming an indigenous people for suffering a terrible natural disaster. That’s really classy.
Obama vs. the Robots November 25, 2009
Posted by Matt in Barack Obama.Tags: Obama, quote, robots
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“As president, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on thos robots in case they try anything.”
-President Obama while presenting his “Educate to Innovate” campaign
I’m glad to know we have a president who takes the doomsday scenario of a robot uprising seriously.
h/t:jtb
