# This idea of weapons of mass extermination is utterly horrible and is something which no one with one spark of humanity can tolerate. I will not pretend to obey a government which is organising a mass massacre of mankind.

# “Not enough evidence, God, not enough evidence.” (Russell’s reply when asked what he would say if he died and found himself confronted by God, demanding to know why Russell had not believed in him)

# Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of skeptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake. If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is intolerable presumption on the p

bright mind, sharp tongue.

I have greatly admired this man ever since I was old enough to crack a book at the local library.

Boredom: failure of imagination

Toad

"The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt"

... how true.....

I named my invisible pink unicorns, Russell and Teapot (they're twins), after Bertrand Russell.

I can see them

shhh, I hope my dreadful secret is safe with you.