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George Carlin...The Thinker

George Carlin On Religion ObjectiveThought.com  12-23-5   When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!   But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle mon

Anarchy and the human spirit

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All my life whenever the word Anarchy or Anarchist was brought up in conversation or song lyrics I was always lead to believe that it was a horrible thing and led so far as to believe that it could be construed as treason. As I have grown older and become more and more aware of the world and life in general I will be the first to say that this is simply not the truth. Merriam Webster.com defines Anarchy as follows: Main Entry:  an·ar·chy    Pronunciation: \ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär-\ Function:  noun Etymology: Medieval Latin  anarchia,  from Greek, from  anarchos  having no ruler, from  an-  +  archos  ruler Date: 1539 1 a   :  absence of government  b   :  a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority  c   :  a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government 2 a   :  absence or denial of any authority or established order  b   :  absence of order  :   Now, by this definition and following with the Greek root from whi