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More Fun Quotes for MoF

June 30th, 2008 · by xJane · 3 Comments

I’ve been collecting emails since the success of the last Fun Quotes post. Without further ado:
A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.
-James Kern Feibleman, philosopher and psychiatrist (1904-1987)

This is definitely something I’ve believed in for awhile. It’s just nice to hear someone with authority say it (in this case, the […]

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Tags: Activism · Atheism · Belief · Church and State · Creationism · Death · Dialog · Education · Ethics · Politics · Reason · Religion · Skeptic · Spirituality

Music Monday: the Grave

June 30th, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment

I was listening to this the other day while packing and it made me cry (as it always does). If anything could make me a pacifist, it would be this song: Don McLean’s the Grave

This line, particularly:
When the wars of our nation did beckon,
A man barely twenty did answer the calling.
Proud of the trust […]

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Tags: Art · Death · Humanity · Music · Music Monday · Musings · Pacifism · Peace; conflict resolution. · Video