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Once blasphemy against God was the greatest blasphemy; but God died, and therewith also those blasphemers. To blaspheme the earth is now the dreadfulest sin, and to rate the heart of the unknowable higher than the meaning of the earth!
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“Non est salvatori salvator,
neque defensori dominus,
nec pater nec mater,
nihil supernum.”
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neque defensori dominus,
nec pater nec mater,
nihil supernum.”
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“If we have our own why in life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does.”
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“Virtue signaling can best be explained as the devotion of a person’s entire existence to explaining how wonderful they (and their friends) are, and how terribly wrong everyone else is. The point of virtue signaling is to demonstrate superiority, for the purpose of consolidating power, prestige and financial reward. The culture of social justice is set up to reward the loudest and best complainers and to punish anyone that stands against them.”
― Forbidden Thoughts
― Forbidden Thoughts
“If science is a religion, it is the religion that heals the sick and reveals the secrets of the stars.”
― Rationality: From AI to Zombies
― Rationality: From AI to Zombies
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