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Probability is the guide of life, and of death, too.


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All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.

All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.



If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?



We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers

We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers



Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.



Becoming a vegan is a sure way of completely avoiding participation in the abuse of farmed animals. Vegans are a living demonstration of the fact that we do not need to exploit animals for food.

Becoming a vegan is a sure way of completely avoiding participation in the abuse of farmed animals. Vegans are a living demonstration of the fact that we do not need to exploit animals for food.



If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.



Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.

Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.



Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.

Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.



Those who purchase meat, fur, and leather have no right to be shielded from the sights and sounds of the slaughterhouses from which these products were produced.

Those who purchase meat, fur, and leather have no right to be shielded from the sights and sounds of the slaughterhouses from which these products were produced.



Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.

Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.





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Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don't continue in it after failure.

Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don't continue in it after failure.



The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.



If a tree falls in the woods when no one is there, does it still make a noise? If a girl dies in the woods when no one is there, does anyone care? If no one knows I am here, do I even exist?

If a tree falls in the woods when no one is there, does it still make a noise? If a girl dies in the woods when no one is there, does anyone care? If no one knows I am here, do I even exist?



Fear is not one of my attributes.

Fear is not one of my attributes.



What have I to do with millions [of people]? The eighty I know despise me.

What have I to do with millions [of people]? The eighty I know despise me.



It costs more to maintain ten vices than one virtue.

It costs more to maintain ten vices than one virtue.



Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.

Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.



There are many streams of cleansing-beginning with the Blood of Jesus! I want us to study and experience them all, as God works among us to free, heal, and mature His people!

There are many streams of cleansing-beginning with the Blood of Jesus! I want us to study and experience them all, as God works among us to free, heal, and mature His people!



A bibliophile has approximately the same relationship to literature as a philatelist to geography.

A bibliophile has approximately the same relationship to literature as a philatelist to geography.



There is nothing very 'normal' about nature.

There is nothing very 'normal' about nature.




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