Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas
Mark Clifford Thomasis an English comedian, presenter, political satirist and journalist from south London. He first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience in the late 1980s. He is best known for political stunts on his show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel 4. Thomas describes himself as a "libertarian anarchist"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth11 April 1963
CityLondon, England
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Fundamentalists of different religions have more in common with each other than they do with the moderates of their own religions.
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We all behave as though what we think is true, is true.
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Believing is easier than thinking; that's why there will always be more believers than thinkers. However, the results of god-belief are often far more mental trials than those of nonbelief. It is quite difficult to ascertain the wishes of an invisible being.
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The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At that level, we're not far apart.
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The world looks like it was designed. Of course, the Sun also looks like it goes around the Earth. It is only thru science that we know that both of these perceptions are wrong.
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Most true believers, when faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, will hold on to those beliefs even more strongly.
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True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this cognitive dissonance.
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There is little difference in the knowledge held by those who can't learn and those who won't.
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The whole world is out of step, apart from me.
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We think it's too early for Lloyds to sell, and the financials don't work.
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We expect both income and costs in Barclays Capital to be rising strongly and the continued good market environment may encourage further investment.
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Middleton is not particularly liked in the City and it will also delay the appointment of a finance director.
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We realize that even though these areas were thought to be relatively affluent, there?s still great problems here, especially when it comes to migrant minority communities.
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Were British protesters, armed with little more than a frisbee and a bag of plastic toy soldiers, really in danger of being shot by the US military in Gloucestershire?