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Somehow it does not really look like ‘religion’ as commonly understood, but it does not appear to be a form of ‘philosophy’ either, nor would it be accepted as ‘science’ today. Nevertheless it participates in all these fields, as well as in
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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
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“Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.”
― Ender's Game
― Ender's Game
“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
“Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.”
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“His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a drink.”
― Small Gods
― Small Gods
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