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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by indefatigable on Friday September 13, 2013 @04:58PM (#6383112)
Someone famous once said something to the effect of: "When people believe in nothing, they will believe anything."

Interestingly enough most of those people are completely in denial about their own irrational zealotry.

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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by emil0r on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:48PM (#6383669)
"One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything."

Malcolm Muggeridge

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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by indefatigable on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:57PM (#6383707)
That's it, thanks!
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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by vertr07 on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:05PM (#6383153)
I think what you are referring to is: “He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” ― Alexander Hamilton

Nice try though.

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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by indefatigable on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:53PM (#6383420)
Actually it seems like that's not the correct attribution. It was probably Peter Marshall:

"Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for—because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."

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Re:Sea Change – The Pacific's Perilous Turn by vertr07 on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:55PM (#6383696)
Seems like he mixed a few quotes up to me. ;)
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