"Religion is for those too weak to believe in themselves" R.H. Heinlein
Who do you believe in ?
I'm an atheist, sort of. I believe that the existence of a deity is an inherently untestable hypothesis, that must therefore be removed from consideration until it has been proposed again in a testable format.
But I find that quote to be rather insulting to the many perfectly decent religious people I know.
I'm an atheist, sort of. I believe that the existence of a deity is an inherently untestable hypothesis, that must therefore be removed from consideration until it has been proposed again in a testable format.
But I find that quote to be rather insulting to the many perfectly decent religious people I know.
"Wadda ya mean I don't believe in God, I talk to him everyday" -megadeth
Wasn't meant to insult anyone, but I have certain 'issues' with organized religion. Believing in a higher power is something everyone struggles with in their soul, but it's also completely different than having religion or not.
It's the same across all mah toons, if you ain't friendly, stay outta mah firein arcs and sensor range if you want to live.
And if you feel the need to be an ignorant sobnugget and still get in my range..I'll assume you have a death wish and I'll be MORE THAN HAPPY to oblige.
"Wadda ya mean I don't believe in God, I talk to him everyday" -megadeth
Wasn't meant to insult anyone, but I have certain 'issues' with organized religion. Believing in a higher power is something everyone struggles with in their soul, but it's also completely different than having religion or not.
Yeah, I have issues with megachurches and certain popes, too (the present guy's actually pretty decent, though), but I'm not a rabid religion-hater like that pr*ck Dawkins. I'll point out that religion is illogical if I'm pushed or someone's annoying me, but otherwise I'll keep it to myself.
Name: USS Feynman
Class: Multi-Mission Strategic Explorer
Registry Number: NCC 91701-N
"There are thousands of years in the past, and there is an unknown amount of time in the future. There are all kinds of opportunities, and there are all kinds of dangers.”
The quote is from the man after whom my ship is named, and who is rather a hero of mine, the physicist Richard Feynman.
The registry number is simple enough to understand the reasoning behind - my first Miranda class ship had the registry NCC 91701 and, although each subsequent ship has had different names and so don't stick to the Enterprise convention for consecutive lettering, I've given each one the registry of NCC 91701 plus whatever the next letter of the alphabet happens to be.
I would pause to note that the quote in question is not from Heinlein himself, but is a misquoting of Heinlein's character Lazarus Long. Heinlein didn't always agree with Long.
I would pause to note that the quote in question is not from Heinlein himself, but is a misquoting of Heinlein's character Lazarus Long. Heinlein didn't always agree with Long.
Agreed. It was paraphrased because I can't remember the exact wording of the original quote, never could, since jr.high.
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. [Robert Heinlein, Notebooks of Lazarus Long]
A religion is sometime a source of happiness, and I would not deprive anyone of happiness. But it is a comfort appropriate for the weak, not for the strong. The great trouble with religion - any religion - is that a religionist, having accepted certain propositions by faith, cannot thereafter judge those propositions by evidence. One may bask at the warm fire of faith or choose to live in the bleak certainty of reason- but one cannot have both. [Robert A. Heinlein, from "Friday"]
"Wadda ya mean I don't believe in God, I talk to him everyday" -megadeth
Wasn't meant to insult anyone, but I have certain 'issues' with organized religion. Believing in a higher power is something everyone struggles with in their soul, but it's also completely different than having religion or not.
I have issues with organized religion as well, but unlike Heinlein, I'm just strong enough to realize what my own limitations are and to know there are some things I will never have the answer to. From there I can either choose to believe that someone up there does have a handle on what's going on, or that we're the product of a system where things just happen for no reason or purpose. For my part, I've seen too much good arise from bad circumstances to accept that it all happens according to the universe's chance table.
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...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
The boss being a gigantic Winter Epohh Researcher. As you lay waste to the Epohh Horde, she can occasionally cry out things like, "Didn't you want an Epohh friend?"
Captain Paul Bowman
U.S.S. Carronade, NCC-97782 Odyssey class Enhanced Tactical Cruiser, Block III
Fourth Starship to bear the name - Chiokis Starship Construction Yards, Andoria
Named for the Terran 18th century weapon of the same name
"Find the TRIBBLE and pile on! " - COL George S. Patton IV
Namesake of the Romulan War era Patton class Destroyer of which the second Carronade belonged
Captian Jack D. Taybourne
Federation Tacical Officer
USS Ranger, Heave Escort Carrier.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
Douglas MacArthur
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
(All are either quotes or lyrics by the ship's namesake.)
USS Waylon Jennings:
"Don't try and be like somebody else, and don't be afraid to take risks."
(Oddy-Tac)
USS Billy Joe Shaver:
"Why do you want this?" (Sometimes attributed "Where do ya want it?")
(Excelsior Retrofit)
USS Willie Nelson:
"I believe all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to."
(Heavy Escort Carrier)
USS Johnny Cash:
"I wear black because I'm comfortable in it."
(Blacked-out Defiant)
USS Ray Wylie Hubbard:
"On the days when I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations... I have really good days."
(Nebula-Class)
USS Charley Pride:
"I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange."
(Ambassador-Class)
USS Kris Kristofferson:
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
(Mirror Science Cruiser)
USS Jerry Reed:
"Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it."
(Mirror Star Cruiser)
USS Merle Haggard:
"You're walking on the fightin' side of me."
(Obelisk Carrier)
USS Sturgill Simpson:
"It ain't all flowers, sometimes you gotta feel the thorns."
(Risian Luxury Cruiser)
USS Hillbilly Joker
"Some people win some people lose, some people never get to choose. All you can do is the best you can, and hope things work out like you planned."
(Danube-Class Runabout)
I am going to have to give some serious though to the dedication plaques of both the USS Chin'toka, which will have a quote originating in the Dominion War timeframe since its name memorializes "recent history" rather than "ancient," and the USS Akellen Macet, since it will almost certainly draw from Cardassian literature or history.
While I MIGHT find DS9 quotes, it also means that I have completely free rein if I want to take it. Much to ponder, for sure.
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USS Umbra, Guardian class
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci
Only one thing is certain -- that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false. -Ancient Paradox
my caitian takes this plaque with him ti whatever ship he happens to be flying
Commanding Officer: H'riss ( clan Do'sha'in )
Ship Name: non specific
Class: non specific
Registry Number: non specific
History: CLASSIFIED
Dedication: "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones
This looks like fun and I have some time since the servers are down .
Helios, Tholian Recluse Carrier commanded by Fleet Admiral Felico Novare. ~"I see now that the circumstances of ones birth are irrelevant.
It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."
U.S.S. Charybdis, Dauntless Class Experimental Science Vessel, Commander: FA Scylla ~"Et quaerere loca, in pulchritudine , qae vastatur" To seek beauty in places laid to waste.
U.S.S. Deuteronomy, Fleet Patrol Escort Retrofit, Commander: VA Nobanion ~"When the dawn Comes tonight will be a memory too.
And a new day will begin"
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That is great.
One of my favorites yet.
Peace, Love and Starships
~Hippie~
http://i1347.photobucket.com/albums/p706/AdmiralVoporak/Photoshop/BlackPhantom_Dedication_Plaque_zps2a871ac4.png
Dedicated to the 430 souls lost on Stardate 4307.1 in the pursuit of knowledge.
Per Aspera Ad Astra
The ship's captain, and many of her crew, are Vulcans.
Who do you believe in ?
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
I'm an atheist, sort of. I believe that the existence of a deity is an inherently untestable hypothesis, that must therefore be removed from consideration until it has been proposed again in a testable format.
But I find that quote to be rather insulting to the many perfectly decent religious people I know.
"Wadda ya mean I don't believe in God, I talk to him everyday" -megadeth
Wasn't meant to insult anyone, but I have certain 'issues' with organized religion. Believing in a higher power is something everyone struggles with in their soul, but it's also completely different than having religion or not.
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
It's the same across all mah toons, if you ain't friendly, stay outta mah firein arcs and sensor range if you want to live.
And if you feel the need to be an ignorant sobnugget and still get in my range..I'll assume you have a death wish and I'll be MORE THAN HAPPY to oblige.
My tac officers love to shoot things xD
Mwahahahahahahaha
Yeah, I have issues with megachurches and certain popes, too (the present guy's actually pretty decent, though), but I'm not a rabid religion-hater like that pr*ck Dawkins. I'll point out that religion is illogical if I'm pushed or someone's annoying me, but otherwise I'll keep it to myself.
Class: Multi-Mission Strategic Explorer
Registry Number: NCC 91701-N
"There are thousands of years in the past, and there is an unknown amount of time in the future. There are all kinds of opportunities, and there are all kinds of dangers.”
The quote is from the man after whom my ship is named, and who is rather a hero of mine, the physicist Richard Feynman.
The registry number is simple enough to understand the reasoning behind - my first Miranda class ship had the registry NCC 91701 and, although each subsequent ship has had different names and so don't stick to the Enterprise convention for consecutive lettering, I've given each one the registry of NCC 91701 plus whatever the next letter of the alphabet happens to be.
"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."
Agreed. It was paraphrased because I can't remember the exact wording of the original quote, never could, since jr.high.
http://atheism.about.com/library/quotes/bl_q_RHeinlein.htm
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
I have issues with organized religion as well, but unlike Heinlein, I'm just strong enough to realize what my own limitations are and to know there are some things I will never have the answer to. From there I can either choose to believe that someone up there does have a handle on what's going on, or that we're the product of a system where things just happen for no reason or purpose. For my part, I've seen too much good arise from bad circumstances to accept that it all happens according to the universe's chance table.
[/threadjack]
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
USS Raging Tempest NCC-108597 (Sao Paulo-Class Tactical Escort)
"Close air support covereth a multitude of sins."
- Maxim 4, The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
U.S.S. Carronade, NCC-97782
Odyssey class Enhanced Tactical Cruiser, Block III
Fourth Starship to bear the name - Chiokis Starship Construction Yards, Andoria
Named for the Terran 18th century weapon of the same name
"Find the TRIBBLE and pile on! " - COL George S. Patton IV
Namesake of the Romulan War era Patton class Destroyer of which the second Carronade belonged
Federation Tacical Officer
USS Ranger, Heave Escort Carrier.
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
http://i1347.photobucket.com/albums/p706/AdmiralVoporak/Photoshop/BlackPhantom_Dedication_Plaque_zps2a871ac4.png
USS Waylon Jennings:
"Don't try and be like somebody else, and don't be afraid to take risks."
(Oddy-Tac)
USS Billy Joe Shaver:
"Why do you want this?" (Sometimes attributed "Where do ya want it?")
(Excelsior Retrofit)
USS Willie Nelson:
"I believe all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to."
(Heavy Escort Carrier)
USS Johnny Cash:
"I wear black because I'm comfortable in it."
(Blacked-out Defiant)
USS Ray Wylie Hubbard:
"On the days when I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations... I have really good days."
(Nebula-Class)
USS Charley Pride:
"I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange."
(Ambassador-Class)
USS Kris Kristofferson:
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
(Mirror Science Cruiser)
USS Jerry Reed:
"Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it."
(Mirror Star Cruiser)
USS Merle Haggard:
"You're walking on the fightin' side of me."
(Obelisk Carrier)
USS Sturgill Simpson:
"It ain't all flowers, sometimes you gotta feel the thorns."
(Risian Luxury Cruiser)
USS Hillbilly Joker
"Some people win some people lose, some people never get to choose. All you can do is the best you can, and hope things work out like you planned."
(Danube-Class Runabout)
"Per astra temet nosce" (Through the stars know thyself)
While I MIGHT find DS9 quotes, it also means that I have completely free rein if I want to take it. Much to ponder, for sure.
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"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci
"These go to eleven" - Nigel Tufnel
Odyssey Class (Ops Variant)
"Why does everybody look at my ship in surprise?" - Vice Admiral Mercy Golie
The middle one
"Liberty is to faction what air is to fire..."
Commanding Officer: H'riss ( clan Do'sha'in )
Ship Name: non specific
Class: non specific
Registry Number: non specific
History: CLASSIFIED
Dedication: "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones
Helios, Tholian Recluse Carrier commanded by Fleet Admiral Felico Novare.
~"I see now that the circumstances of ones birth are irrelevant.
It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."
U.S.S. Charybdis, Dauntless Class Experimental Science Vessel, Commander: FA Scylla
~"Et quaerere loca, in pulchritudine , qae vastatur" To seek beauty in places laid to waste.
U.S.S. Deuteronomy, Fleet Patrol Escort Retrofit, Commander: VA Nobanion
~"When the dawn Comes tonight will be a memory too.
And a new day will begin"