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Quote by Garrett Hardin
The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from mop

The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must also have created fundamentalists to keep rationalists from getting flabby. Let us be duly thankful for out blessings. – Garrett Hardin

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Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. – Garrett Hardin

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Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming. – Garrett Hardin

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A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality. – Garrett Hardin

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Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul. – Johannes Tauler

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The secret of a persons nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it. – James Anthony Froude

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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code – even though it was a great yawn – also showed peoples interest in religion. – Barbara Walters

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I dont normally talk about my religion publicly because I dont want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way. – Dave Chappelle

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