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Atheists & Agnostics

lindysalsagal

(22,411 posts) Fri Dec 11, 2015, 09:28 PM Dec 2015

"A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.”

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Great Carl Sagan quote: "A celibate clergy is an especially good idea [View all] lindysalsagal Dec 2015 OP

here is another another Sagan quote SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2015 #1

Ah the "rational discourse" guy is gracing us with his presence again. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #3

So...you're a Tirebiter, are you? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2015 #4

Just so you know: kentauros Dec 2015 #6

I took the risk and I prevailed! A HERETIC I AM Dec 2015 #7

thank you for the context of the quote ProfessorPlum Dec 2015 #10

I think Abraham Lincoln summed it up awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #15

Kudos for the reference to Firesign Theatre. progressoid Dec 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Cartoonist Dec 2015 #5

You're lucky you're not in some other group round here - mr blur Dec 2015 #8

I'm surprised by this quote ProfessorPlum Dec 2015 #9

As understood in common parlance up until the last decade or so, trotsky Dec 2015 #13

One thing is clear: religion brings out the worst in all of us. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #12

I disagree amuse bouche Dec 2015 #14

+1 mountain grammy Dec 2015 #16