Daily Archive: February 5, 2011

Feb 05

February 5: Hiram Maxim

Sir Hiram Maxim

Maxim was an aggressive Atheist. Maxim knew the Chinese statesman and general Li Hung Chang to be just as strong an Atheist as he was himself.

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Feb 05

I voted Democrat

Another conversation with a right wing tea-bagger on Yahoo. -Butch72 10. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies’ profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn’t. 9. I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job …

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Feb 05

February 5: Arthur Keith

Sir Arthur Keith

Keith said, “As long as man remains an inquiring animal, there can never be a complete unanimity in our fundamental beliefs. The more diverse our paths, the greater is likely to be the divergence of beliefs.”

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Feb 05

February 5: The Pseudoscience of Astrology

The Zodiac - a 16th Century Woodcut

Why do people still believe in astrology? People turn to astrology, as they turn to religion, because having the stars guide their lives is a comfort for the faint of heart. But it was always magic.

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