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hifiguy

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16. Zombie King Raygun and fundy religion.

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 04:32 PM

Jan 2016

Those two go together like shit and stink, though the sweep of history shows that nothing makes people dumber than religion, particularly of the fundy sort. It shuts off questions, and that spills over into everything. Mindless nationalism/patriotism is also very near the top of the list.

"I'd rather know than believe." - Carl Sagan.

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