Of course they know, this means WAR!



This disturbing photo was taken by an
acquaintance about a week ago. While this is,
of course, a true statement, the disturbing part
is that they seem to think reason is a bad thing.

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Monado said…
It just cries out for a chiasmus (criss-cross) completion -- "and faith is the greatest enemy that reason has."
October 16, 2007 at 4:38 AM
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