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Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.
Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.
The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
A mouse might be in a cookie jar.. but
he is not a cookie
Casper Ten Boom, father of read more
A mouse might be in a cookie jar.. but
he is not a cookie
Casper Ten Boom, father of Corrie Ten Boom, author
of The Hiding Place.
Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.
Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end
Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end
Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents read more
Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence
Nature cares nothing for logic, our human logic: she has her own, which we do not recognize and do not read more
Nature cares nothing for logic, our human logic: she has her own, which we do not recognize and do not acknowledge until we are crushed under its wheel
Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he read more
Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he is ready to deny the evidence of his senses only to justify his logic.