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The trumpet, an incredible brass invention, is the king of instruments. This wild machine, its curved pipes, valves, and flowering bell. A puzzle of cold metal and grease, but when placed against the lips of a human being, and love is blown
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“There is value, however, in skepticism of a less sweeping sort. That is to say that in general it is good to seek evidence when we are asked to change our beliefs in important ways.”
― Christianity Considered: A Guide for Skeptics and Seekers
― Christianity Considered: A Guide for Skeptics and Seekers
“It’s a self-sealing loop. Any evidence against their belief is a part of the conspiracy theory”
― The Lies You Wrote
― The Lies You Wrote
“Most people don’t think critically. They don’t test statements against reality. Instead, they orient themselves emotionally towards believing or not believing something, and once they’ve decided, they filter all information through that.”
― The Crime Beat: A Complete Series of Nine Thriller Novellas
― The Crime Beat: A Complete Series of Nine Thriller Novellas
“if you could just get people to talk, he believed, the most bitter antagonists could discover common ground.”
― Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
― Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
“Sadly, our sophisticated and civilised society considers the arts to be a nonessential in children’s education.”
― The Becić Connection
― The Becić Connection
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