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• It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.
  -- Bertrand Russell...
• Change' is scientific, 'progress' is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy.
  -- Bertrand Russell...
• The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
  -- Bertrand Russell...
• The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd
  indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible....
• The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd
  indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more often likely to be foolish than sensible....
• The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting.
  It has been found difficult, and left untried. -- Gilbert K....