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"The most ridiculous concept ever perpetrated by Homo Sapiens is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of the Universes, wants the sacharrine adoration of his creations, that he can be persuaded by their prayers, and becomes petulant if he does not recieve this flattery. Yet this ridiculous notion, without one real shred of evidence to bolster it, has gone on to found one of the oldest, largest and least productive industries in history." -
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Top 5 quotes from Robert Heinlein
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
"Sex without love is merely healthy exercise."
"Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other 'sins' are invented nonsense."
Top 5 quotes from Anti-Religion, Prayer
"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day."
"Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us."
"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees."
"When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers."
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you."
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