February 2011
Radiohead's The King of Limbs Due Saturday →
vruz:
—via twentyfourbit:
Behold! Radiohead announced this morning that their eighth album, The King of Limbs, will arrive digitally on February 19, followed by an elaborate physical release — dubbed “the world’s first Newspaper Album” on their new Website — set for May.
MP3 copies of their In Rainbows…
“Do not accept any of my words on faith,
Believing them just because I said...”
– Buddha (via ageofreason)
Religion's Good Effects and Bertrand Russell
To continue the conversation whether religion does good and therefore is useful to society, I came across a passage today while reading Bertrand Russell’s “Why I am Not a Christian” that seemed to cut to the very core of the question at hand. He writes:
If we believe the Christian religion, our notions of what is good will be different from what they will be if we do not believe it. Therefore, to...
Atheists Ignore the Fact that Religion is...
Those who emphasize the good effects of religion never seem to realize that such effects fail to demonstrate the truth of any religious doctrine. This is why we have terms such as “wishful thinking” and “self-deception.” There is a profound distinction between a consoling delusion and the truth.
In any case, the good effects of religion can surely be disputed. In most cases, it seems that...
Good at Being Bad →
Friend of mine is raising money to create a music video…donate if you think you’re good at being bad, or just think that your means will be used to birth another gang.
Squashed: A Question on Faith →
squashed:
heartlyserious asked:
How does your religion or lack of one influence you? What is your stance on religions? Do you think they are systems designed to run societies? I’m merely curious where you stand based on your previous answers.
I am a Christian.
Without that, I am nothing.
Beyond that? There is no beyond that. I cannot separate what I believe from who I am or what I do. A...
"Don't legislate morality"
“I suppose persons who mouth that familiar slogan think they are saying something profound. In fact, if that is an argument at all, it is so superficial that an educated person should be ashamed to use it. As should be evident to every thinking person, a high proportion of all legislation has a moral base. That is true of the criminal law, most of the laws regulating family relations,...
On the word "Just"
Peter Llewelyn Davies: This is absurd. It’s just a dog.
J.M. Barrie: What a horrible candle-snuffing word. That’s like saying, “He can’t climb that mountain, he’s just a man”, or “That’s not a diamond, it’s just a rock.” Just.
