Johnnie, the nice thing about citing God as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove. It's just a matter of selecting the proper postulates, then insisting that your postulates are ‘inspired.' Then no one can possibly prove that you are wrong. (Robert A. Heinlein)

Johnnie, the nice thing about citing God as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove. It's just a matter of selecting the proper postulates, then insisting that your postulates are ‘inspired.' Then no one can possibly prove that you are wrong.

Robert A. Heinlein

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