2023/03/30
Todays Thought
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.-Vincent van Gogh, painter (30 Mar 1853-1890)
2023/03/29
Todays Thought
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.-Eric Idle, comedian, actor, and author (b. 29 Mar 1943)
2023/03/27
Todays Thought
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you view religion as necessary for ethics, you've reduced us to the ethical level of four-year-olds. "If you follow these commandments you'll go to heaven, if you don't you'll burn in hell" is just a spectacular version of the carrots and sticks with which you raise your children.-Susan Neiman, philosopher and author (b. 27 Mar 1955)
2023/03/26
Todays Thought
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.-Richard Dawkins, biologist and author (b. 26 Mar 1941)
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