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wE ARE A MASON CITY BASED GROUP PROMOTING TOLERATION AND ACCEPTANCE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PRINCIPLES, WE SUPPORT EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO THEIR OWN OPINION AND THEIR CHOSEN PATH FOR THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. WE ARE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND OPINIONS. OUR CURRENT OR PAST MEMBERSHIP HAS PEOPLE OF JEWISH, bA'HAI, GREEK ORTHODOX, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, CATHOLIC, SEVERAL FLAVORS OF PROTESTANTS, AND PROBABLY OTHERS I'VE FORGOTTEN OR NEVER KNEW.
QUIP/QUOTE SECTION If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test. MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT The secular argument, or the liberal argument, is to as much as possible remove taboos so things do not become unmentionable; to let some air into the discussion. Christopher Hitchens IGNORANCE MAY BE BLISSFUL, BUT ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM. Numeracy isn't a sign of geekiness, but a basic requirement for intelligent discussions of public policy. Nicholas Kristof Since when did scientific evidence become a reason to shy away from ecological action just because it wasn't popular? Timothy Morton AGAINST STUPIDITY EVEN THE GODS STRUGGLE IN VAIN. Euripides Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. Mahatma Gandhi THE GREATEST GIFTS YOU CAN GIVE YOUR CHILDREN ARE THE ROOTS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WINGS OF INDEPENDENCE. DENNIS WAITLEY CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED BY WHAT A GROWN-UP IS AND NOT BY HIS TALK. CARL JUNG THE ONLY GOOD IS KNOWLEDGE AND THE ONLY EVIL IGNORANCE. SOCRATES NOT IGNORANCE, BUT THE IGNORANCE OF IGNORANCE, IS THE DEATH OF KNOWLEDGE. ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD NOTHING IS SO DETRIMENTAL TO LEARNING AS FALSE KNOWLEDGE. WEBBER'S PARAPHRASE OF A QUOTE A BELIEF IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE IT IS USEFUL. H. F. AMIEL NOTHING IS SO FIRMLY BELIEVED AS WHAT IS LEAST KNOWN. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE MAN PREFERS TO BELIEVE WHAT HE HOPES TO BE TRUE. FRANCIS BACON INSANITY-A PERFECTLY RATIONAL ADJUSTMENT TO AN INSANE WORLD. R. D. LAING RELIGION: A DAUGHTER OF HOPE AND FEAR, EXPLAINING TO IGNORANCE THE NATURE OF THE UNKNOWABLE. AMBROSE BIERCE Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. Will Durant |