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- As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the…
- Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Unfortunately, we…
- I think there are universal principles that we should want to understand, but that are not necessarily good for us. We could recognise universal propensities…
- Many of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception. I have argued…
- Nothing guarantees that reasonable people will agree about everything, of course, but the unreasonable are certain to be divided by their dogmas. It is time…
- One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting,…
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- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
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- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
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