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To: Tribune7
This is not to say there are no atheists who are rational, that there are none who are true to their godless convictions. Friedrich Nietzsche is the foremost example....

Nietzsche, who died insane, is perhaps not the best example....

13 posted on 11/17/2003 7:31:06 AM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb
Nietzsche, who died insane, is perhaps not the best example....

A few years after college graduation, I did a bit of reading in philosophy,
as my science degree didn't include a lot of traditional philosophy reading.

While a lot of what I read was interesting, the most illumination came from
one compendium of philosophy writings which included a couple pages of biography
on each philosopher discussed in the book.

It was eye-opening to find out how many either lived some pretty miserable lives
and/or came to no good end.
17 posted on 11/17/2003 7:36:28 AM PST by VOA
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This thread is drawing more scienctists than an evolution thread.
608 posted on 11/23/2003 9:55:54 PM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (A guy named Osama was arrested in my town this week for trying to run a cop down!)
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