"His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency."

Logic, Mind, Truth, Thought

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"His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency."

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"Choosing beliefs freely is not what rational minds do."

Sam Harris, American Author

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Christopher Hitchens, American Author

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"These are facts which, with the self-evident proposition that no being can create another being superior to itself, smashes your silly hypothesis to nothing."

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"It's not enough to be able to lie with a straight face; anybody with enough gall to raise on a busted flush can do that. The first way to lie artistically is to tell the truth - but not all of it. The second way involves telling the truth, too, but is harder: Tell the exact truth and maybe all of it but tell it so unconvincingly that your listener is sure you are lying."

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"Come Judgment Day, we may find that Mumbo Jumbo the God of the Congo was the Big Boss all along."

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"But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth."

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