freethought is winning:Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says.
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irony
i·ro·ny1    /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Show Spelled
[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Show IPA
ânoun, plural -nies.
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, âHow nice!â when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature .
a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b. (especially in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., especially as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
Example:
i·ro·ny1    /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Show Spelled
[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Show IPA
ânoun, plural -nies.
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, âHow nice!â when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature .
a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b. (especially in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., especially as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
Example:
Quote from Lucrum:
Does your self delusion know no bounds?
Quote from Maverick74:
Obama is getting his ass kicked all over P&R and Freethinker turns to religion! Oh, the irony.
kick away. he will get no defense from me. he turned out to be a republican. he sealed the deal when he went as far as being a warmonger republican.
I watched an episode of Endgame yesterday. Shawn Doyle's character, Alkady Balagan, a Russian chess grandmaster, noted in passing that people create conspiracy theories for the same reason they create God: to give a grand meaning to their small problems.
It's just a show, but that line gave me pause and made me smile. The ring of truth will do that, eh?
It's just a show, but that line gave me pause and made me smile. The ring of truth will do that, eh?