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Thus spoke… Freud
by westwood Freud was a rather cool dude who revolutionized the way we think in many, many ways. And if you haven’t seen this four-part BBC miniseries about the ramifications of his discoveries, you absolutely should. There are a lot of great quotes by him, but I’ve been thinking about this one: “Neurosis is the inability […]
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Thus spoke… Douglas Adams
by westwood Remember when we talked about Occam’s razor? Well Douglas Adams, one of my absolute favourite dead white guys, used it best when he said this: “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
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Tags: atheism, cockatiel, douglas adams, faeries, garden, logic, occam, occam's razor, ockham, ockhams' razor, quotes, theism, yard
Thus spoke… Nietzsche
by westwood “…only in opposition does it feel itself necessary, only in opposition does it become necessary.” – Friedrich Nietzsche I have two questions for you. 1. What does this quote mean to you? When I first heard it, I found it particularly poignant. Although Nietzsche was talking about the creation of the Third Reich, […]
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