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“Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.”
― Robert Johnson

“Like in physics, measurements and understanding about any given issue will cause us to be able to look at it as sets of facts and numbers, and thus make our decisions based on formulae in some way. Yet,”
― Robert Johnson, Rational Morality: a science of right and wrong

“I've got a kind hearted woman,
she studies evil all the time.
I've got a kind hearted woman,
she studies evil all the time.
You would do to quit me
just to have it on your mind.

I've got a kind hearted woman,
do anything in this world for me.
I've got a kind hearted woman,
do anything in this world for me.
But these evil hearted women,
Lord, and they will not let me be.

Now it ain't but one thing
makes Mr. Johnson drink.
I swear about how you treat me baby,
I begin to think.
Oh baby, my life don't feel the same.
It breaks my heart when you call
Mr. So-and-So's name.

She's a kind hearted woman,
she studies evil all the time.
She's a kind hearted woman,
she studies evil all the time.
You're best to quit me baby
as just to have it on your mind.”
― Robert Johnson

“Morality is not a trait that evolved solely in human beings. Altruism is a trait present in a variety of other species, and this shows it plays a vital role in the game of gene reproduction.”
― Robert Johnson, Rational Morality: a science of right and wrong

“if one is to analyse the content of the arguments on same sex marriage, there really isn’t a big debate to be had. Religious groups have no evidence for their own spiritual beliefs (being, as they are, personally posited truths), and yet the marriage ceremonies which they can perform have legal recognition (and legal benefits, in some places). However, they are being legally allowed to discriminate based on sexual orientation when it comes to performing these ceremonies, even though the law says that discrimination is illegal as a general matter.”
― Robert Johnson, Rational Morality: a science of right and wrong

“It is an audacious notion to put forth in this age of science and willful determination that one’s existence is somehow inspired, guided, and even managed by unseen forces outside our control. Whether called fate, destiny, or the hand of God, slender threads are at work bringing coherence and continuity to our lives. Over time they weave a remarkable tapestry. … These are the mysterious forces that guide us and shape who we are.”
― Robert Johnson

“وقتی فکر می کنید که همه داستان را می دانید، به احتمال قوی از روی عقده عمل می کنید، از روی الگوی درونی تک بعدی، داستانی که ما آگاهانه می دانیم یا فکر می کنیم می دانیم، هرگز ماجرای کامل که درون یا بیرون ما رخ می دهد نیست”
― Robert Johnson

“Neither a "nice guy", nor an asshole be”
― robert Johnson, The Satanic Warlock