philosophy occurs only in a society that can produce philosophers.

“God didn’t create man in His image, rather we create God in our image.”
― Classical Philosophy
― Classical Philosophy
“The best any of us can do is to find the most plausible and appropriate beliefs. But that doesn’t stop Xenophanes from being pretty tough on people who fall short of these most plausible and appropriate beliefs, especially on a topic as important as the divine. We don’t know, maybe, that God thinks and can shake all things by thinking, but we should believe it. Whereas we sure as heck shouldn’t believe that God commits adultery.”
― Classical Philosophy
― Classical Philosophy
“But Parmenides and Heraclitus do agree about one thing: everyone else apart from them is completely confused, unaware of the nature of reality. Pre-Socratics were rarely short on self-confidence.”
― Classical Philosophy
― Classical Philosophy

“Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Atoms can nowadays be split, with callous disregard for etymology.”
― Classical Philosophy
― Classical Philosophy
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