"The best, and indeed the only method of bringing every one to a due sense of religion, is by just representations of the misery and wickedness of men. And for that purpose a talent of eloquence and strong imagery is more requisite than that of reasoning and argument. For is it necessary to prove what everyone feels within himself? It is only necessary to make us feel it, if possible, more intimately and sensibly."
- David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

"This world, for aught he knows, is very faulty and imperfect, compared to a superior standard; and was only the first rude essay of some infant deity, who afterwards abandoned it, ashamed of his lame performance: it is the work only of some dependent, inferior deity; and is the object of derision to his superiors: it is the production of old age and dotage in some superannuated deity; and ever since his death, has run on at adventures, from the first impulse and active force which it received from him."
- David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

"A man carried a monkey about for a shew, & because he was a little wiser than the monkey, grew vain, and conceiv'd himself as much wiser than seven men."
- William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, & breeds reptiles of the mind."
- William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Another dhimmi article by Bruce Bawer is making the rounds. Apparently, dhimmitude is already here. Run for the hills, etc. Here's why you should be skeptical .. again.

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."
- William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Finally - Norwegian news and commentary without celebrities, entertainment, morbidity and sports: Depesjer.no.

Then, for your tabloid needs, visit Ken Layne's Sploid, and feed the nerd in you with Reddit.

"I'm not against all the birds. Let us have birds, by all means, but in some sort of moderation. I am not suggesting a general massacre on the feathered tribe; not at present. The times are not ripe for so drastic a move, and I'm not at all sure I'd approve anyway."
- Will Cuppy, How To Tell Your Friends From the Apes

"As species the birds of Jones's [Island] are unexceptionable, as individuals they leave much to be desired. Somehow the rowdy element has got in."
- Will Cuppy, How To Tell Your Friends From the Apes

"The Capuchin or Organ Grinder Monkey is regarded as very intelligent. He scrambles after pennies, scratches himself, and has morals. He can stand on his hind legs, but the tail is a dead giveaway."
- Will Cuppy, How To Tell Your Friends From the Apes

"Gibbons are our loudest Apes. Their peculiar cry is often described as hoo hoo hoo hoo and just as often as whopp whopp whopp whopp. Gibbons assemble in crowds and hoo or whopp until exhausted or shot."
- Will Cuppy, How To Tell Your Friends From the Apes

"Orang-utans teach us that looks are not everything but darned near it. They look awful. .. The female is not so ugly but ugly enough."
- Will Cuppy, How To Tell Your Friends From the Apes

"The moment when the first conqueror spared his victim in order permanently to exploit him in productive work, was of incomparable historical importance. It gave birth to nation and state, to right and the higher economics, with all the developments and ramifications which have grown and which will hereafter grow out of them."
- Franz Oppenheimer, The State

"Instead of entertaining visions of a final victory of reason over magic and ignorance, we have to reconcile ourselves to the fact that the norms and ideas which permit the advancement of knowledge have to be defended in every generation against new enemies, who reappear like heads of the Hydra as soon as others are decapitated, and who employ ever-new labels, catchwords and slogans to play on the perennial weaknesses of mankind."
- Stanislav Andreski, Social Sciences as Sorcery

"Despite the elusiveness of its criteria and the impossibility of attaining it fully, objectivity (which includes impartiality as distinct from neutrality) must remain an essential guide to our endeavours. It is not, to repeat, a simple ideal, easily followed by applying a few technical rules, but if we reject it entirely we can only become propagandists or parasites, unless we prefer to become warriors or guerrilleros who, rather than reason, prefer to shoot."
- Stanislav Andreski, Social Sciences as Sorcery

"In fact St John's Gospel, when it says 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God', sums up pretty accurately one of the most perennial, as well as most lunatic, strands in philosophy. (The passage is also of interest as proving that two statements can be inconsistent without either being intelligible.)"
- David Stove, The Plato Cult and Other Philosophical Follies