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23rd April 2011

“Tis the temper of the hot and superstitious part of mankind in matters of religion ever to be fond of mysteries, and for that reason, to like best what they understand least.”

Isaac Newton1643 – 1727

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7 Responses to “23rd April 2011”

  1. Doubting Thomas Says:
    April 23rd, 2011 at 8:09

    After considering this AQOTD with gravity I totally agree.

  2. archaeopteryx Says:
    April 23rd, 2011 at 8:21

    Yes, after prismatically filtering the strands of this quotation into its components, I too agree.

  3. Admin Says:
    April 23rd, 2011 at 10:16

    Lol!

  4. r j Says:
    April 23rd, 2011 at 11:45

    he’s right………….it’s the basis of mythology

  5. holysmokes Says:
    April 23rd, 2011 at 12:42

    Your thoughts are too heavy for me!

  6. Defiantnonbeliever Says:
    April 23rd, 2011 at 15:42

    I disagree, he was good at math but a crackpot on mystical stuff, rather like the vitamin C quack Nobel laureate who got out of his field. While I like best the mysteries at the cutting edge of the known real and doable, I like stuff I know, but then maybe I’m odd that way.

  7. Defiantnonbeliever Says:
    April 24th, 2011 at 0:06

    But then I may have misread the quote and spoken too soon, nvm.