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redhawk41 · July 15, 2005, 08:38 PM

hehe, Rich you definitely fit this one:

"Shake off all the fears and servile prejudices under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." --Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1787. ME 6:258 Papers 12:15

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jeffer...s/jeff0700.htm

we can tackle all of these and maybe even find some bogus ones, i'm not afraid of being proven wrong

July 15, 2005, 08:38 PM	#8
redhawk41 Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2005 Location: Red Desert Posts: 819	hehe, Rich you definitely fit this one: "Shake off all the fears and servile prejudices under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." --Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1787. ME 6:258 Papers 12:15 http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jeffer...s/jeff0700.htm we can tackle all of these and maybe even find some bogus ones, i'm not afraid of being proven wrong __________________ {empty thought cloud}