Ther is no tool that is not also a weapon; and no human that would wield it as one.

You, sir, are a moron of the highest order.

The beauty of the universe and the beauty of what we can accomplish within it are two related but separate things, and the separation matters.

If humankind had no more cause for war, if would make war for sport instead.

perhaps faith is neither choice nor submission
perhaps faith is a demand
for our pain to have meaning
for the stories of the world to rhyme
for a world designed by a loving hand

perhaps I will believe with defiance
in the forgiveness of all sins
in the kingdom of god on earth
and even
the resurrection of the dead

I will believe with clenched fists
and gritted teeth
and prayers that refuse
to be gentle