The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a religious philosophy - and it does not matter whether that philosophy is generally reasonable and high-minded or utterly bizarre and irrational - the powers of…

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In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do...

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do...

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The...

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The...

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half...

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half...

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's...

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's...

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of...

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our...

Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our...

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.

Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.