Random Analogies

What: "There was a monkey, restless by his own nature, as all monkeys are. As if that were not enough someone made him drink freely of wine, so that he became still more restless." It gets worse, see the link.

Writer: Swami Vivekananda, Raja-Yoga

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Date: Apr 18 2012 9:48 PM

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"A moral barometer is like a diploma or letter of reference. When you apply for a job, credit line, condo, etc, the manager (or whomever) is going to want to see your credentials and references. What's more, s/he might insist that the diploma/reference had been issued by someone/entity of high repute and veracity. So, when an atheist says "I have a moral compass" Our next question becomes: "And from whom were these moral standards established?"

Writer: Atheist Blind Belief

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Date: Feb 6 2014 3:56 PM

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"A trans fat is like a feckless person with narcissism. These are those people who look good and spend time on looking good, have a sense of self-importance and entitlement, are charming and often lead a puffed double life."

A nice article about food labeling.

Writer: Tricia Childress

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Date: Sep 17 2014 5:12 PM

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"With its 250 million nerve fibres the corpus callosum is like an Autobahn for neural data connecting the two hemispheres."

Writer: A. Schoeke. T. Bittlin, et al

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Date: Dec 3 2014 3:28 PM