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  • one god further

    We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. Continue reading...

  • oscurantismo

    O'Neill : Chickenpox. Trust me. Carter : Her fever's pretty high. O'Neill : It'll break. Those spots will get itchy, but that's about as bad as it'll get. You'll be fine in a couple of days. Simon : That won't be soon enough. The time of Sacrifice is at hand. The elders will have to perform the trepanning ritual tonight to cleanse her. Daniel : Oh jeez. O'Neill : What? Daniel : It was a procedure often done in the Middle Ages. They... well they drill a hole in the person's head. By drilling a hole, the evil spirits are released, thus saving the person from eternal damnation. O'Neill : Thus... saving the person? Daniel : Well, they didn't call them the Dark Ages because it was dark. Continue reading...