Here are the nominations for Atheist Quote of the Month for
July/August 2001. Vote for your favorite by emailing me, or by
responding to this thread. Votes will be accepted until midnight, 12
September, 2001. See rules below. Questions? Comments? Insults?
Donations? Email me.
--1--
"The meanings aren't entirely hidden. You have to want to see them."
Written by Georgann
--2--
[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
preach less :-)"
--3--
"Read this part: "Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you--so that my
wonders may be multiplied in Egypt." Now read this part: but the LORD
hardened Pharaoh's heart This doesn't mean that God Himself hardened
Pharaoh's heart. See how it says that Pharaoh went against God. Let me
give you an example: Bob is mad at Shelly Bob's heart is hardened.
Shelly hardened Bob's heart. This doesn't mean that Shelly herself
actually went inside of Bob's body and made his heart hard just so he
would be mad at her. It means that because Shelly did something to
make Bob mad, that Bob's heart was hardened as a result of the anger
at Shelly. Shelly hardened Bob's heart. Do you get it?"
Written by Skypher
--4--
"If evolution were true, people would have their eye under their chin
because there would be no reasonal design that would put it where it
would function best and there would be no second eye for depth
perception."
Written by Taichi
--5--
" You haven't heard me say they [Muslims, Hindus, etc.] are absurd.
But its fairly self-evident who God has truly blessed in THIS world."
Written by Georgann
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Here are the rules for the Quote of the Month Contests.
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2. A quote is a valid entry for the contests if:
a. The quote is a brief piece of text;
b. The quote has recently been written in alt.atheism
(verifiable);
c. Nomination of the quote is made by an atheist or agnostic
in alt.atheism
d. Nomination of the quote is supported by at least one other
atheist or agnostic in alt.atheism;
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the first place (no one is allowed to nominate him- or
herself, but a person can vote for the quote he or she
wrote.)
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agnostic who wants to nominate it.
* If a quote is miscategorized (e.g. an atheist quote is
mistakenly nominated in the Theist QotM category), the quote
will be withdrawn from the voting but may be resubmitted in
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next month. If quotes are nominated after this period, they will
be considered as entries for the contest of the next month.
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7. The two winning quotes will be published in the QOTM Archive.
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1. The lines of the quote.
2. Who wrote it.
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Quotemeister Dave
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Sheeeit, but that's twisted! Although the one reasonable one was
really reasonable, i don't really like the idea of it, only the
sentiment. This little pearl of brainpower takes the cake this
month.
--
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eleutherophobics, and some are even
sinistral. Amazing people.
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[snip]
> --1--
>
> "The meanings aren't entirely hidden. You have to want to see them."
>
> Written by Georgann
I vote for this one.
[snip]
--
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give all the idiots a brand new religion,
put an end to poverty, uncleanliness and toil,
promote equality in all of my decisions...
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"No. *Real* men eat whatever they like." Chwith (AFV)
> --5--
>
> " You haven't heard me say they [Muslims, Hindus, etc.] are absurd.
> But its fairly self-evident who God has truly blessed in THIS world."
>
> Written by Georgann
This one. No. 5
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This gets my vote...and Dave, thanks for doing these! :)
Grace
--
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>
>--2--
>[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
>"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>preach less :-)"
>
>
__________________________________________
Orhan Orgun aa#1867
Relax, don't worry, have a home-brew
Note: you need to de-"bug" the e-mail address to e-mail me!
>Since the TQOTM nominations for July were pretty much nonexistent, I
>decided to combine the two months again. And if that sounds like a
>poor excuse, well, I have a fiancee . . . ;o)
>
>Here are the nominations for Atheist Quote of the Month for
>July/August 2001. Vote for your favorite by emailing me, or by
>responding to this thread. Votes will be accepted until midnight, 12
>September, 2001. See rules below. Questions? Comments? Insults?
>Donations? Email me.
Number 3. Perfect example of nonsensical double-talk.
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That is undoubtedly the most ignorant thing I have ever read.
It garners my enthusiastic vote...
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>--1--
>
>"The meanings aren't entirely hidden. You have to want to see them."
>
>Written by Georgann
>
My vote.
(Though #3 came very, very close to getting the nod.)
--
Pat in Plymouth MI
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)
>--2--
>[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
>"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>preach less :-)"
I vote for this one.
-The Jester, 774
"Have I displeased you, you feckless thug?" -Josiah Bartlett
>Since the TQOTM nominations for July were pretty much nonexistent, I
>decided to combine the two months again. And if that sounds like a
>poor excuse, well, I have a fiancee . . . ;o)
>
>Here are the nominations for Atheist Quote of the Month for
>July/August 2001. Vote for your favorite by emailing me, or by
>responding to this thread. Votes will be accepted until midnight, 12
>September, 2001. See rules below. Questions? Comments? Insults?
>Donations? Email me.
>
#3
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Dave Holloway wrote:
>
> Since the TQOTM nominations for July were pretty much nonexistent, I
> decided to combine the two months again. And if that sounds like a
> poor excuse, well, I have a fiancee . . . ;o)
My nomination isn't in there - what are the requirements? It was
seconded, is that not enough?
My nom:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&threadm=3B80484F.4C904059%40tardis.ed.ac.BLOCKuk&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fas_ugroup%3Dalt.atheism%26as_usubject%3DTQOTM%2520nomination%26as_uauthors%3Dalex%2520hunsley
(watch line wrap)
alex
--
Now playing: nothing at all
>--2--
>[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>preach less :-)"
I vote for this quote, now, I'd like to know who wrote it.
--
We give meaning to each other
DJ Nozem aa#1465
dj.n...@soneramail.nl
Ok, this one.
>--4--
>
>"If evolution were true, people would have their eye under their chin
>because there would be no reasonal design that would put it where it
>would function best and there would be no second eye for depth
>perception."
>
>Written by Taichi
--
Woden
"religion is a socio-political institution for the control of
people's thoughts, lives, and actions; based on
ancient myths and superstitions perpetrated through
generations of subtle yet pervasive brainwashing."
That was an amazingly stupid statement. It certainly deserved nomination.
> --3--
>
> "Read this part: "Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you--so that my
> wonders may be multiplied in Egypt." Now read this part: but the LORD
> hardened Pharaoh's heart This doesn't mean that God Himself hardened
> Pharaoh's heart. See how it says that Pharaoh went against God. Let me
> give you an example: Bob is mad at Shelly Bob's heart is hardened.
> Shelly hardened Bob's heart. This doesn't mean that Shelly herself
> actually went inside of Bob's body and made his heart hard just so he
> would be mad at her. It means that because Shelly did something to
> make Bob mad, that Bob's heart was hardened as a result of the anger
> at Shelly. Shelly hardened Bob's heart. Do you get it?"
>
> Written by Skypher
This one.
Theists being wrong is nothing new, but one who takes the time to
provide the very quotes that prove him wrong is worthy of note.
Know her in the Biblical sense? 8^)
(It was written by Sunny.)
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=StillSunny&meta=site%3Dgroups
Count my vote for it too.
>--2--
>[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
>"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>preach less :-)"
Who wrote this? Doesn't matter. The rest of them are truly twisted. I
vote for #2.
Überwench #658
Dame Liz the Undaunted BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
I suppose I'm voting for this one.
M.H. Torringjan
Director, EAC Rubber Chicken, Rubber Check, Rubber Nipple, & Rubber
Prophylactic Department; #1859
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Visit my website! I like visitors!
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“You look at me but you don’t see,
Understand I’m a sinner.
Don’t corner me, don’t lecture me,
Raise your hands, you’re a sinner!”
-Drowning Pool, “Sinner”
My feet hurt... WITH DESTINY!!!
Sure I get it. Its the same reasoning used in blaming the victim
heard every time a "hardened" man appears in court. Fix the blame.
"She dressed like that on purpose, and what he did is perfectly
understandable given her provocation". Pharaoh's the bastard, not
the god dude. Nice twist of what the book says, and typical denial.
Kerry
aa #1773
> --4--
>
> "If evolution were true, people would have their eye under their chin
> because there would be no reasonal design that would put it where it
> would function best and there would be no second eye for depth
> perception."
>
> Written by Taichi
Reasonal enough to get my vote!
--
Ken Shabby
aa #1885
>--2--
>[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
>"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>preach less :-)"
I'll have to go for Sunny on this one.
This is Sunny, right?
Has to be.
> --2--
> [Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
> "It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
> preach less :-)"
-chib
--
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(Email: change out to in)
Skypher is always good for an insane post. She wins by a mile this time!
BDK
How many will this make for sunny? I vote for this one.
--
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predict, with remarkable accuracy, what religion a person will have before
they are even born.
With so few quotes I conclude that theists must be getting more
intelligent.
Suppose four is the best.
--
John Hearsey - aa1886
> "Read this part: "Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you--so that my
> wonders may be multiplied in Egypt." Now read this part: but the LORD
> hardened Pharaoh's heart This doesn't mean that God Himself hardened
> Pharaoh's heart. See how it says that Pharaoh went against God. Let me
> give you an example: Bob is mad at Shelly Bob's heart is hardened.
> Shelly hardened Bob's heart. This doesn't mean that Shelly herself
> actually went inside of Bob's body and made his heart hard just so he
> would be mad at her. It means that because Shelly did something to
> make Bob mad, that Bob's heart was hardened as a result of the anger
> at Shelly. Shelly hardened Bob's heart. Do you get it?"
> Written by Skypher
>
I vote for this one. Just because it is so stupid.
--
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than they that seek answers on their knees,
with their eyes closed.
____________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________
>--5--
>
>" You haven't heard me say they [Muslims, Hindus, etc.] are absurd.
>But its fairly self-evident who God has truly blessed in THIS world."
>
>Written by Georgann
Arrogant and silly... my vote.
--
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My vote for #1.
Who wrote #2?
> --1--
>
> "The meanings aren't entirely hidden. You have to want to see them."
>
> Written by Georgann
>
>
> --2--
> [Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
> "It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
> preach less :-)"
Charles R Ward
"Dave Holloway" <silen...@peoplepc.com> schreef in bericht
news:jvmhptk3qdinpsshr...@4ax.com...
> Since the TQOTM nominations for July were pretty much nonexistent, I
> decided to combine the two months again. And if that sounds like a
> poor excuse, well, I have a fiancee . . . ;o)
I think you should have waited another month!
I vote for this:
>
> --1--
>
> "The meanings aren't entirely hidden. You have to want to see them."
>
> Written by Georgann
It is nicely obscure, doesn't sound stupid and is not a well known fallacy
either.
Still it is a great example of Theistic "reasoning"
????
This one.
Roy
>--4--
>
>"If evolution were true, people would have their eye under their chin
>because there would be no reasonal design that would put it where it
>would function best and there would be no second eye for depth
>perception."
>
>Written by Taichi
Sunny's is great, but this one is just so deliciously absurd...
Eric
Ok, my daily spam intake nearly doubled. Back to the
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"Sufficiently advanced technology is often indistinguishable
from magic." Clarke's Third Law
aa #197
<posted and e-mailed>
>--4--
>
>"If evolution were true, people would have their eye under their chin
>because there would be no reasonal design that would put it where it
>would function best and there would be no second eye for depth
>perception."
>
>Written by Taichi
My vote goes to this one. What a sterling example of how badly
creationists can mangle evolutionary biology.
--
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our exploring/Will be to arrive where we started/And
know the place for the first time.' - T. S. Eliot, 'Little
Gidding' from Four Quartets
Dogbert: what if people had their eyes on their feet? They would be able to
drive a car; wouldn't be able to date; soon the human race would be extinct.
>> --2--
>> [Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>>
>> "It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>> preach less :-)"
>
>How many will this make for sunny? I vote for this one.
I'll get on board the bandwagon.
--
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>--2--
>[Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
>"It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
>preach less :-)"
This one, which I imagine is stillsunny?
--
Ed. Stoebenau
a #143
Sunny wrote it. (Ain't she sweet?)
[snip]
> --4--
>
> "If evolution were true, people would have their eye under their chin
> because there would be no reasonal design that would put it where it
> would function best and there would be no second eye for depth
> perception."
>
> Written by Taichi
This is so wrong on so many levels... That seems as good a criterion
for choosing it as any other... So I'll vote for Taichi.
[snip]
Have Fun
Martin
--
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[...]Et sepultus resurrexit; certum est, quia impossibile.
-- Tertullian
Dave Holloway wrote:
<snip>
> --5--
>
> " You haven't heard me say they [Muslims, Hindus, etc.] are absurd.
> But its fairly self-evident who God has truly blessed in THIS world."
>
> Written by Georgann
I know Skypher's monstrosity will win, and it was a tough choice
between #2 and #5, but I vote for #5.
see you
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> --2--
> [Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
> "It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
> preach less :-)"
This one. On days like today (9/11), it helps to know that not all
theists are sadistic murdering thugs.
-PF
> --2--
> [Nominated for thoughtfulness]
>
> "It's easier to practice what you preach if you practice more and
> preach less :-)"
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