Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D., (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996)
American Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Cosmologist, Author, Science
Popularizer, and Science Communicator in Space and Natural Sciences
You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep-seated need to believe.
Especially notice the smug arrogance of ignorance that
always, yes always, accompanies those of their ilk.
Watch the poor little oppressed purveyors of bigotry play the victim card!
Fort Jackson officials said Friday that an atheist soldier was asked to lower their head during a prayer portion of a graduation ceremony rehearsal, but then decided it was ok for the soldier to stand at Attention . . . The soldier told the [Military Religious Freedom Foundation] that during the rehearsal, officials ordered the soldiers to bow their heads and clasp their hands during the chaplain’s benediction. As an atheist, the soldier refused to do so.
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Wow, what a loss that would be, a protest free of hypocrisy, hate, and bigotry.
Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011)
English-American, Literary Critic, Journalist, Author,
Essayist, Polemicist, and Outspoken Anti-theist
The people who must never have power are the humorless. To impossible certainties of rectitude they ally tedium and uniformity.
Always Question Authority 