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Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation read more
Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation is in the self, or rather the rejection of the self. Dedication is the obverse side of self-rejection. Man alone is a religious animal because, as Montaigne points out, "it is a malady confined to man, and not seen in any other creature, to hate and despise ourselves.".
Fundamentalist religion is the most pervasive vision of central planning, though many fundamentalists may oppose human central planning as a read more
Fundamentalist religion is the most pervasive vision of central planning, though many fundamentalists may oppose human central planning as a usurpation or "playing God." This is consistent with the fundamentalist vision of an unconstrained God and a highly constrained man.
I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.
I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as
to shun myself.
Mere facts are for children only. As they begin to point towards conclusions they become food for men.
Mere facts are for children only. As they begin to point towards conclusions they become food for men.
Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.
Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.
In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are present.
In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are present.
The methods of the natural sciences cannot be applied to human behavior because this behavior...lacks the peculiarity that characterizes events read more
The methods of the natural sciences cannot be applied to human behavior because this behavior...lacks the peculiarity that characterizes events in the field of the natural sciences, viz., regularity.
The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow--by the tilt of read more
The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow--by the tilt of the social landscape.
