hope to show that the very ideal of religious tolerance—born of the notion that every human being should be free to believe whatever he wants about God—is one of the principal forces driving us toward the abyss.
The way Sam phrases this sentence seem to suggest that we should not have the freedom to believe in whatever we choose.
“be free of her sinus headaches which have caused her not to appear before us on TV lately, and that those headaches not have anything”
― The Simulacra
― The Simulacra
“Reducing the thinking required to take the next action increases the likelihood of the desired behavior occurring unconsciously.”
― Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
― Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
“he could still never accept the way each owner, each shadow, filed in only to exchange a dented, malfunctioning version of himself for another, just as futureless, automotive projection of somebody else’s life. As if it were the most natural thing. To Mucho it was horrible. Endless, convoluted incest.”
― The Crying of Lot 49
― The Crying of Lot 49
“The audience agreed, "Amen.”
― The Simulacra
― The Simulacra
“There are people who drive luxury cars, but have only second- or third-rate sofas in their homes. I put little trust in such people.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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