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Feral Child

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25. "Because I do not hope to turn again
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 12:44 PM
Mar 2014

Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn..."


I lost interest in Eliot when I learned he'd converted to Anglicism and became a banker.

Sell-out to conservative commercialism gained him Laureate status, but cost him his soul.

And no, no symbolic smudges for this atheist.

I will go later. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #1
I truly don't understand how a religious Aerows Mar 2014 #16
I say no to the ashes, but I really don't know. Xyzse Mar 2014 #2
now what exactly do are they supposed to stand for? orleans Mar 2014 #3
"Dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return." Cal33 Mar 2014 #4
hmmm. thanks. (stardust? they were right!) n/t orleans Mar 2014 #5
Stardust.... that's a nice thought, since the 'stuff of the universe' is pretty consistent. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #8
fun with stardust orleans Mar 2014 #9
Physics was the only college class I had to repeat, but I chose to even though on my first run IrishAyes Mar 2014 #10
thanks. i know very little about this sort of thing but i think orleans Mar 2014 #11
I like the poster showing Tyson saying, "The nice thing about science is that it's right whether IrishAyes Mar 2014 #12
"Stardust" is correct. Also, think of this: Mother Earth is a great recycler. Every atom and Cal33 Mar 2014 #19
i was recently watching a show from season two of "through the wormhole" orleans Mar 2014 #21
Could you let me know what day and time "through the wormhole" comes on? Thanks. Cal33 Mar 2014 #22
i got the dvds from the library. orleans Mar 2014 #23
Okay. Thanks a lot. Cal33 Mar 2014 #24
Even these guys pipi_k Mar 2014 #20
Other: Our denomination doesn't do ashes. femmocrat Mar 2014 #6
I got mine. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #7
Got mine at around 9 am Aerows Mar 2014 #17
I went to an evening service at a local Episcopal Church here. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #18
I do not get ashes. bigwillq Mar 2014 #13
Well, a couple of our asparagus spears got slightly burned in the oven tonight. progressoid Mar 2014 #14
The nearby church that I frequent - not my parish- was packed, with standees in the back. No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #15
"Because I do not hope to turn again Feral Child Mar 2014 #25
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