In the year 415, the woman scientist Hypatia, head of the legendary Alexandria library, was beaten to death by Christian monks who considered her a pagan. The leader of the monks, Cyril, was canonized a saint
-- James A. Haught (Free Inquiry, Winter 1996/1997)
Sunday, October 09, 2005
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Saturday, October 08, 2005
Friday, October 07, 2005
Quote of the Day
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
-- Dorothy Parker
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Quote of the Day
Hey, wouldn't it be terrible if we ended up having to eat each other? Like those sailors did in that film, um..."We Ended Up Having To Eat Each Other."
-- Neil Pye
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
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Ned... have you thought about one of the other major religions? They're all pretty much the same.
-- Reverend Timothy Lovejoy
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
Quote of the Day
Science is like sex: sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it
-- Richard P. Feynman
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Quote of the Day
Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets.
-- Dante Hicks
