6.6
It’s not a question that deserves an answer
–– Richard Dawkins
In the Salon article entitled “The Flying Spaghetti Monster”, Richard Dawkins (he, of Expelled-gate fame) responds to the semi-hypothetical statement, posited by the article’s author, Steve Paulson, that “it seems to [the author] the big ‘why’ questions are, why are we here? And what is our purpose in life?”
Man, Dawkins is hardcore.
4.30
the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed.
–– Ben Stein
Ben Stein, spinning history on the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Ben Stein, in addition to being known as the history teacher on “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, is the man behind Expelled. (via Fire & Knowledge)