H. L. Mencken Quotes
The truth is that Christian theology, like every other theology, is not only opposed to the scientific spirit; it is also opposed to all other attempts at rational thinking.
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For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness.
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Math is really about the human mind, about how people can think effectively, and why curiosity is quite a good guide.
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Words had become to him a means of obscuring facts - not of revealing them. He was an adept in the art of the useful phrase - that is to say the phrase that falls soothingly on the ear and is quite empty of meaning.
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The truth is that Christian theology, like every other theology, is not only opposed to the scientific spirit; it is also opposed to all other attempts at rational thinking.
