"Even philosophies who have denounced pseudosciences like psychoanalysis, have condoned pseudoscientific economic theories like neoclassical microeconomics. It is far safer and easier to criticize Freud and Jung than to criticize Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek, because the latter are backed by political movements whereas the former are not."

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Source : Source: deutsche-denker.de

Mario Bunge

#Philosophy Quotes #Political Quotes #Pseudoscience Quotes

“If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.”
“The new friends whom we make after attaining a certain age and by whom we would fain replace those whom we have lost, are to our old friends what glass eyes, false teeth and wooden legs are to real eyes, natrual teeth and legs of flesh and bone.”
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”
“Meditation and prayer are my secret weapons, and when I use them, I can move mountains.”
“When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.”
“The risks involved in the pursuit of magic are--put simply--either getting frightened by unpleasant perceptions or becoming deluded. Unfortunately it is possible to suffer from both symptoms at the same time.”

Source : Philip Carr-Gomm, Richard Heygate (2010). “The Book of English Magic”, p.400, The Overlook Press
“I'm just not convinced that Jesus is going to say, "When I was hungry, you gave a check to the United Way and they fed me.”
“We are all so self-obsessed, not really helping others as we should, spreading the love so to speak.”

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