The computer and its information cannot answer any of the fundamental questions we need to address to make our lives more meaningful and humane. The computer is… a magnificent toy that distracts us from facing what we most need to confront — spiritual emptiness, knowledge of ourselves, usable conceptions of the past and future. -Neil Postman-
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God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
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A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread — and Thou -“Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám” tr. Edward FitzGerald-
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Swimming against the current is not idiotic if the waters are racing toward a waterfall. -Nicolás Gómez Dávila-
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You’re living, you occupy space, and you have mass. Do you know what this means? You matter! -found on Facebook-
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The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer-
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Big Bang Theory: God spoke and “Bang” the universe was created. -Hope Lutheran Church, Satsuma, Florida-
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Nothing spoils fun like finding out it builds character. -Calvin, “Calvin & Hobbes”-
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The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle. -Benjamin Franklin-
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The pilot should be situationally aware of the proximity to terrain … and take the necessary flight control action to avoid contact with it. -FAA Airplane Flying Handbook-