Although it is a gloomy view to suppose that life will die out, sometimes when I contemplate the things that people do with their lives I think it is almost a consolation.
- Bertrand Russell
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This is a nicely done essay prompted by the papal poltroonery that has been going on in Sydney recently. Here are a few bits:
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