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We must learn to tailor our concepts to fit reality, instead of trying to stuff reality into our concepts.
We must learn to tailor our concepts to fit reality, instead of trying to stuff reality into our concepts.
Only one thing is certain -- that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false.
Only one thing is certain -- that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more
Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, read more
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great read more
The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding -- that existence is a struggle.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
