Matt Johnson > Quotes

“I'm just a slow-emotion replay
of somebody I used to be.”
― Matt Johnson

“Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself…. she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate.”
― Matt Johnson, How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment

“We navigate life by making decisions that maximize pleasure and/ or minimize pain.”
― Matt Johnson, Blindsight: The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains

“My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, anyplace, anytime. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line, and kiss my ass.”
― Matt Johnson, How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment

“I’d had another disturbed night as I walked up and down the corridors of my mind, a mêlée of thoughts spinning on discordant cerebral hamster-wheels as they conspired to keep my brain alert but unproductive.”
― Matt Johnson, Crow 27: Behind the wire, we make the rules

“On the cross, God subverted everything we intuitively understand about power … For many of us, coming to terms with the thought that great blessings come through great suffering is a tough pill to swallow.”
― Matt Johnson, Getting Jesus Wrong: Giving Up Spiritual Vitamins and Checklist Christianity