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Atheists & Agnostics

edhopper

(35,000 posts) Thu Aug 10, 2017, 07:14 PM Aug 2017

"Philosophy is looking for a black cat in a dark room,

Last edited Fri Aug 11, 2017, 07:15 AM - Edit history (1)

when there isn't a cat.

Religion is when someone thinks they found the cat."

Attributed to Dik Browne, creator of the Hagar the Horrible comic strip.

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"Philosophy is looking for a black cat in a dark room, (Original Post) edhopper Aug 2017 OP

That sounds about right. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1

And in Catholicism... chaplain_M Aug 2017 #2

Expanded... NeoGreen Aug 2017 #3

That looks like an Oatmeal kitteh.. nt uriel1972 Aug 2017 #4

That's always been a good one! progressoid Aug 2017 #5

BigmanPigman

(52,342 posts)

1. That sounds about right.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2017, 12:13 AM

Aug 2017

chaplain_M

(48 posts)

2. And in Catholicism...

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2017, 12:08 PM

Aug 2017

They torture you if you deny the existence of a cat.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)

3. Expanded...

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2017, 01:49 PM

Aug 2017

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"Flashlights" is a metaphor for critical thinking.

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

4. That looks like an Oatmeal kitteh.. nt

Reply to NeoGreen (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 12:00 AM

Aug 2017

progressoid

(50,773 posts)

5. That's always been a good one!

Reply to NeoGreen (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:08 PM

Aug 2017

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