<rss version="0.91"><channel><title>Members : Mershaullk : Submitted Links : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime/</link><description>You know those people that aren't really good at writing things about themselves? I'm their king.And now it's time for some quotes.There are no such things as good and evil. There are only circumstances and consequences.-- MeI tell you this; the current generation will either make us immortal or wipe us from the face of the Earth.-- MeNo, his mind is not for rentTo any God or government.Always hopeful, yet discontent,He knows changes aren't permanent,But change is.-- RushWhat can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.-- Christopher HitchensCalling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color.-- Don HirschbergThe fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.-- Douglas AdamsIsn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?-- Douglas AdamsThere may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can’t prove that there aren’t any, so shouldn’t we be agnostic with respect to fairies?-- Richard DawkinsWe who are atheists are also a-fairyists, a-teapotists, and a-unicornists, but we don't have to bother saying so.-- Richard Dawkins, Free Inquiry, Summer, 2002We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.-- Richard DawkinsBe thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.-- Richard DawkinsThe God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.-- Richard DawkinsIt is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.-- Carl SaganI would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking.-- Carl SaganRemember, Jesus would rather constantly shame gays than let orphans have a family.-- Steven ColbertIt is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.-- VoltaireI still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence.-- Doug McLeodGreat spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. -- Albert EinsteinA man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.-- Albert EinsteinGods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.-- Chapman CohenWhen one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion.-- Robert PirsigI wonder who got the shit job of scouring the planet for the 15000 species of butterfly or the 8800 species of ant they eventually took on board Noah’s Ark. But at least we got that magical rainbow for all their trouble.-- Azura SkyeThe fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.-- George Bernard Shaw, Preface to Androcles and the LionPeople go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy.-- Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin, Circular Letter to My Friends in ItalyIf we are going to teach ‘creation science’ as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.-- Judith HayesTo explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy.-- David BrooksWe would be 1,500 years ahead if it hadn’t been for the church dragging science back by its coattails and burning our best minds at the stake.-- Catherine FahringerProperly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.-- Isaac AsimovCreationists make it sound as though a "theory" is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.-- Isaac Asimov Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man.-- Thomas Jefferson, Toward the MysteryFix 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 I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My mind is my own church. All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.-- Thomas PaineI contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.-- Stephen RobertsAre we atheists passionate about something? Hell yes.I'm passionate about my family -- people for whom I'd give my life. It wouldn't matter whether a god was dead, nonexistent, or hovering over my shoulder.I'm passionate about science, a process that actively and explicitly excludes gods and the supernatural, whether they exist or not.I'm passionate about my students, and in most cases I don't have a clue what religion, if any, they practice ... and it wouldn't matter in the least anyway.And oh, yeah, I'm passionate about atheism, but atheism isn't about nothing: it's about valuing reason over superstition, about conquering unfounded fears, about facing the real world without crutches and lies to hold you up. I'm sure someone is going to sit there and dissect the letters of the word and tell me that atheism means only an absence of belief in gods, but screw that -- it's about a whole philosophy of thought that is built on materialism and naturalism. It is an idea with substance.-- PZ Myers   For the reason that a priest considers sin,    for the reason that a police officer considers crime,    for the reason that a doctor considers disease;    I consider religion.    Not to cherish or esteem or glorify,    but to understand, to assuage, and to remedy.If you find these quotes offensive, so be it.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Members : Mershaullk : Submitted Links : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime/</link><description></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[America]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/67694/1/</link><description><![CDATA[f**k yeah!<br/><br/>NSFW]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juris Dimiters]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/66313/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The &quot;Erotica Light&quot; section has some amusing paintings in it. Don't worry, it's safe for work.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darren Holmes (NSFW)]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/66227/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Some rather surreal photos.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[AntiLimit - Eric Gustafson]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/66217/1/</link><description><![CDATA[An inspiration for photographers. I found myself staying to view every photo on this site.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Origins]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/66175/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A walkthrough of the origins of life that includes well designed interfaces, well written explanations, brilliant animations, and, most importantly, is amazingly informative.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homo Sapiens]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/66156/1/</link><description><![CDATA[We are certainly an odd and interesting bunch.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millionfish - Steve Jones]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/66153/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Some absolutely breathtaking photos of the marine world.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Church]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/65995/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Amazing concept art plus some pretty good personal works.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Hefter]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/65992/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Some great photos. The lighting gives everything a slightly dystopian look, but that may be just to me.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregnancy Boom At Gloucester High]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/sex/l/65981/1/</link><description><![CDATA[As summer vacation begins, 17 girls at Gloucester High School are expecting babies&#8212;more than four times the number of pregnancies the 1,200-student school had last year.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remi Benali]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/65980/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Just as startling as the imagery itself, is the breadth of subjects that Remi Benali photographs: from the implausible visual drama of the Tibetan plateau, to the deprecations of oil pollution in the Caspian Sea, to the sensual profiles of the great mud mosques of Mali.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Long As We're Talking About Michelle Obama...]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/65979/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Did you know Cindy McCain was a drug addict?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Evolution Observed In A Lab]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/65718/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Yep, you read it right. Richard Lenski of Michigan State University has been observing 12 colonies of E. Coli for 44,000 generations. While most of them have remained relatively normal, one colony has suddenly acquired the ability to metabolise citrate, a secondary nutrient in their culture medium that E. coli normally cannot use.<br/><br/>The article also debunks a few popular myths about evolution in general.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 Strangers]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/65396/1/</link><description><![CDATA[We are all human.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomomo]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/65389/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A clever little art creator. The themepic is a bit from my creation.<br/><br/>It requires Firefox so, if you don't already have it, get it.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frans Lanting]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/63233/1/</link><description><![CDATA[An incredible collection of nature photography.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dana Irving (Some NSFW)]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/63232/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Surreal, smooth, flowing landscapes plus some portraits/murals/etc.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferenc Cak&#243;]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/61565/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Amazing sand art presentation performed at Sicaf Seoul in 2003. Be sure to watch the whole thing. Cak&#243; has also done  <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.cakostudio.hu/images/filmography_sand.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">animations</a> and <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.cakostudio.hu/images/pictures/pictures.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paintings</a>.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jean-Baptiste Monge (Some NSFW)]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/56907/1/</link><description><![CDATA[It's in French with no translated pages that I know of, but that doesn't depreciate the sheer awesomeness of the art. &quot;Voir la galerie&quot; opens the galleries, for those Plimates that don't know French or Latin.<br/><br/>If someone does happen to find an English version, edit it in and this out.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy...]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/56799/1/</link><description><![CDATA[I'm tripping... women?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gallery Of The Absurd ]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/51697/1/</link><description><![CDATA[If artist X painted celebrity X. (NSFW)]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cattywampus]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45118/1/</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz.&quot;<br/><br/>Whether it's true or not, it's entertaining.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take In A Fight?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/44781/1/</link><description><![CDATA[This short survey will tell you approximately how many five year old children you could fight at once. Results are based on physical prowess, training, swarm-combatting experience, and the flexibility of your moral compass. <br/><br/>*We need an awesome category, if only for this.*]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linda Bergkvist]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/44543/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The artwork of an extremely talented artist.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machael Dashow]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/44535/1/</link><description><![CDATA[This guy is definitely one of my favorite artists now.]]></description></item></channel></rss>