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My new favorite quote
Posted on: May 1, 2008 - 11:25pm
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My new favorite quote
I have no idea if this is conversation-worthy, but it's my new favorite quote for a while.
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. -- H.G. Wells, from The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
Atheism isn't a lot like religion at all. Unless by "religion" you mean "not religion". --Ciarin
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Like righteous bigotry?
ummm: but, I AM morally indignant and not at all jealous ! I dig Wells. I will now google that quote , for more relevance .....
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Samizdata+slogan+of+the+day&btnG=Google+Search
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Well I never! How can Wells say such things?
Anthony, of course moral indignation exists, and if one takes the statement literally (as you chose to do for some reason), then yes Wells is full of crap. Obviously, Wells meant that moral indignation is frequently (but not always) jealousy in diguise. He was probably referring to public nudity laws or something.
Would you rather he have said "I find that fequently moral indignation is little more than jealousy with a halo. Of course moral indignation exists, but it's often misplaced and hypocritical."? It doesn't flow quite as nicely, does it?
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I prefer this one "Any good religion just needs one rule: hats optional" - George Carlin
" Why does God always got such wacky shit to say? . . . When was the last time you heard somebody say 'look God told me to get a muffin and a cup tea and cool out man'?" - Dov Davidoff
I like the one "religious war is people killing each other over who has the best imaginary friend."
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or better hats.
" Why does God always got such wacky shit to say? . . . When was the last time you heard somebody say 'look God told me to get a muffin and a cup tea and cool out man'?" - Dov Davidoff
I dont know how true this is, but someone told me that quote is from yassir arifat
Somehow I doubt that he would have said that. It pretty much had to be an atheist. It was in Gospel of the FSM, but Bobby Henderson just said "someone" said it and didn't remember who.
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