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Viennese Cookery

by Rosl Philpot

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Behold The Man by Michael Moorcock

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torn between the poles of extreme rationalism and the desire to be convinced by the mysticism itself.

Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed Book 380)

by Wouter J. Hanegraaff

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“Those who thus seek to screen an idol from criticism only betray their own suspicions about the worthiness of the totem they worship.”
― Robert M. Price, The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable is the Gospel Tradition?

tags: mythicism, religion

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“A truth is not hard to kill, and a lie well told is immortal.” - Mark Twain”
― David Fitzgerald, Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All

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“In the age of information, ignorance is a choice.”
― Donny Miller

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“One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.”
― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

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“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.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

tags: rational-thought, science

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