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]]> http://www.victorbillot.com/2009/06/snow-business/feed/ 0 Religion is nonsense http://www.victorbillot.com/2009/04/religion-is-nonsense/ http://www.victorbillot.com/2009/04/religion-is-nonsense/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:38:57 +0000 admin http://www.victorbillot.com/?p=285 Published Friday 24 April 2009 in the Otago Daily Times

As a non-expert citizen, my basic claim is this: Religion is nonsense. Often it is dangerous nonsense.

The late American writer Kurt Vonnegut observed “say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying.” I agree.

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In an initial attack of post-election spleen Chris railed against those voters who brought in National as ” . . . the men who just couldn’t cope with the idea … Read more

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