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"X got a call for help. A rich and neurotic guy is with a woman who feels guilty for leaving a woman who is in trouble. She was kidnapped.
It started with a missing person case to a case of finding the balance of need for justice and respecting the victim." — 6 hours, 58 min ago
"X got a call for help. A rich and neurotic guy is with a woman who feels guilty for leaving a woman who is in trouble. She was kidnapped.
It started with a missing person case to a case of finding the balance of need for justice and respecting the victim." — 6 hours, 58 min ago
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"The manga starts with torture used by the Catholic Church against humans, including scientists, in the 15th century. I read books about this in the past, and it made me realise this is nothing but an evil, sadistic cult." — Jun 04, 2026 11:38AM
"The manga starts with torture used by the Catholic Church against humans, including scientists, in the 15th century. I read books about this in the past, and it made me realise this is nothing but an evil, sadistic cult." — Jun 04, 2026 11:38AM
“Don’t Seek Happiness - Happiness is like an orgasm: if you think about it too much, it goes away. Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy, and you might find you get some as a side effect. We didn’t evolve to be constantly content. Contented Australopithecus Afarensis got eaten before passing on their genes.”
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“Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.”
― God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
― God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
“A famous bon mot asserts that opinions are like arse-holes, in that everyone has one. There is great wisdom in this… but I would add that opinions differ significantly from arse-holes, in that yours should be constantly and thoroughly examined.
We must think critically, and not just about the ideas of others. Be hard on your beliefs. Take them out onto the verandah and beat them with a cricket bat.... Be intellectually rigorous. Identify your biases, your prejudices, your privilege.”
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We must think critically, and not just about the ideas of others. Be hard on your beliefs. Take them out onto the verandah and beat them with a cricket bat.... Be intellectually rigorous. Identify your biases, your prejudices, your privilege.”
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