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…

Quote by Steve Allen

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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...

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...

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

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.

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

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

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...

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...