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Angry Birds Suicide posted:It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for it the credulous imbecility of the Age of Faith. It was a fixed moral code and a fixed theology which robbed the human race of a thousand years by wasting them upon alchemy, heretic-burning, witchcraft and sacerdotalism. Consider that the first burning of books that most people think of is the Library of Alexandria. It wasn't really first burned because of morality, Julius Caesar accidentally set it on fire during a siege. It was burned the second time (again on accident) by Auralius. It really wasn't until the 3rd (some say 4th) burning that it was due to morality. So, I put it down mostly to half assed siege tactics of the Romans. Oh and there was a lot going on during those "thousand years", maybe look into it.
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Ron Paul Hype Man posted:If you've got danglies, and can lose them, that's the kind of sight that makes you reconsider the possible genitalia-related ramifications of your actions real damned quick. Dangly bits protection: The ultimate wisdom!
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butplug accident posted:It is also naïve empiricism to provide, in support of some argument, series of eloquent confirmatory quotes by dead authorities. By searching, you can always find someone who made a well-sounding statement that confirms your point of view—and, on every topic, it is possible to find another dead thinker who said the exact opposite. Along with this, maybe try and take it all in context. Those people may not be saying what you think they are.
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