Quote of the Day

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 10th March 2025:

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Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu - [Born Israel Ehrenberg] - UK-American anthropologist who popularized
the study of topics such as race & gender and their relation to politics and development
Born June 28th 1905 – Died November 26th 1999

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Scientists don't normally claim 'proof'.

They offer the most likely scenario, given the knowledge & facts known at that moment.

Creationist simply go by a gut feeling that they must be right.

I know where my bets go...

[John]

Quote of the Day - 10th March 2025:

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Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu - [Born Israel Ehrenberg] - UK-American anthropologist who popularized
the study of topics such as race & gender and their relation to politics and development
Born June 28th 1905 – Died November 26th 1999

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Scientists don't normally claim 'proof'.

They offer the most likely scenario, given the knowledge & facts known at that moment.

Creationist simply go by a gut feeling that they must be right.

I know where my bets go...

I was speaking to a Christian chap the other day, and he asked me to explain how come Jesus was able to die for three days and rise again, because, that is what he did.

I asked him to explain it, and he said, "it's in the bible".

[Colin B]

I was speaking to a Christian chap the other day, and he asked me to explain how come Jesus was able to die for three days and rise again, because, that is what he did.

I asked him to explain it, and he said, "it's in the bible".

The bible - a hotchpotch of various writings by different men, years after the events they describe, & not an eye-witness among them !

Edited & translated over & over for years on end.

With today's knowledge of old languages, why don't they check the original writings to see if things are correct ?

Answer: They can't because there aren't any 'originals' !

[Glyn]

I notice the bible forgot to mention the dinosaurs - probably because nobody found a skeleton until a few hundred years after it was written.
Although I still say it’s a good code to live by and bring up your children (once you get over the notion of having to sacrifice them).

[Colin B]

I notice the bible forgot to mention the dinosaurs - probably because nobody found a skeleton until a few hundred years after it was written.
Although I still say it’s a good code to live by and bring up your children (once you get over the notion of having to sacrifice them).

Well, 99.9% of all species that ever lived are now extinct.

Can't expect god/the bible to remember them all...

[John]

I notice the bible forgot to mention the dinosaurs - probably because nobody found a skeleton until a few hundred years after it was written.
Although I still say it’s a good code to live by and bring up your children (once you get over the notion of having to sacrifice them).

Well, 99.9% of all species that ever lived are now extinct.

Can't expect god/the bible to remember them all...

Any chance of flies, mosquitos and cockroaches kicking the bucket any time soon?

[Colin B]

Any chance of flies, mosquitos and cockroaches kicking the bucket any time soon?

'Fraid not !

They have all adapted too well to environmental changes over the years & are set to thrive & continue into the far future.

[John]

Any chance of flies, mosquitos and cockroaches kicking the bucket any time soon?

'Fraid not !

They have all adapted too well to environmental changes over the years & are set to thrive & continue into the far future.

A bit like the orange lunatic?

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 11th March 2025:

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William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Some people are offended more often than others.

[Yin Yang]

Quote of the Day - 11th March 2025:

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William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Some people are offended more often than others.

There are people who are offended because other people tell them they should be offended. I find that very offensive.

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 12th March 2025:

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - US author & poet.
Her works include the collection Poems of Passion & the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines
"Laugh, & the world laughs with you; weep, & you weep alone."
Born November 5th 1850 – Died October 30th 1919.

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Always wondered where that 'Laugh & the world laughs with you' saying comes from.

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 13th March 2025:

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Harold Wallace Ross - US journalist who co-founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925 with his wife Jane Grant,
& was its editor-in-chief until his death.
Born November 6th 1892 – Died December 6th 1951.

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What if you struggle to do either ?

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 14th March 2025:

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Maurice Auguste Chevalier - French singer, actor, & entertainer.
He is best known for his songs, including "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"
Born 12th September 1888 – Died 1st January 1972

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Yes, it's worth putting up with...... Maurice did & he passed his 83rd birthday...

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 17th March 2025:

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Berton Leslie Averre - US guitarist.
He was the lead guitarist & one of the founders of the band The Knack.
Born December 13th 1953

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I suppose that means that the recipient of the 'forgiveness' has to accept it.

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 18th March 2025:

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Confucius [ 'Master Kong'] - Chinese philosopher of the Spring & Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages.
Born 551 – Died c. 479 BCE

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Carry on carrying on...