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Originally Posted by HarryT
...the universe is approximately 13.7 billion years old....
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In the interest of not straying back off the topic, now that we've actually approached it again, I'll refrain from pointing out the difference between
being a certain age, and
appearing to be a certain age. Whoops, I guess I already did.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
To get back at least vaguely on topic, have you ever read any of Richard Dawkins' books? "The Blind Watchmaker", "The God Delusion", etc? Great stuff - thoroughly recommended if you haven't. A man I have a great deal of respect for.
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I can't say as I've ever heard of Richard Dawkins, though the titles
do sound somewhat familiar ....
I'll have to hunt them up.
Here's another line, but it's more of a passage. Still, I find it very thought provoking:
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Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.
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-- Uncle Hub (Robert Duvall), from the movie
Secondhand Lions (an excellent flick)