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2. Yep. This applies to religion, and also to nationalistic nonsense like that pushed by

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 07:26 PM

Nov 2015

Bush-Cheney, which got the ball rolling on the Iraq invasion which eventually led to ISIS.

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Voltaire: �Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, [View all] elleng Nov 2015 OP

Er ner! dorkzilla Nov 2015 #7

Why, it would be offensive, and trigger people and microaggress... backscatter712 Nov 2015 #9

That was one of the all-time low points on DU. hifiguy Nov 2015 #16

One of the wisest things ever said or written. hifiguy Nov 2015 #3

Yes. Too bad it's only understood by those who are not easily fooled. Hortensis Nov 2015 #15

"Blowback is a bitch" --Machiavelli (I think) MisterP Nov 2015 #4

or revenge like sushi is best served cold...unknown nt. JanMichael Nov 2015 #6

It is very cold, in space... n/t backscatter712 Nov 2015 #11

K&R Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #5

The climate and science zentrum Nov 2015 #8

I absolutely agree Skittles Nov 2015 #10

But he loves you passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #13

Carlin riffs on that at length hifiguy Nov 2015 #14

Yes, my comment was driven by Carlin's comment "But he loves you" in that clip passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #17

He was one of the Great American Truth Tellers hifiguy Nov 2015 #18

He was an extraordiary man passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #19

One of his best quotes hifiguy Nov 2015 #20

That is good passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #21